Re: address@hidden: Re: CVS commit: pkgsrc/devel/m4]

[Eric Blake]

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Sending private mails is less likely to get anything resolved in an open
source community, so I am adding relevant lists in on the discussion.

According to Thomas Klausner on 7/24/2007 10:45 AM:
> FYI
> 
> ----- Forwarded message from Joerg Sonnenberger <address@hidden> -----
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> Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2007 18:09:08 +0200
> From: Joerg Sonnenberger <address@hidden>
> To: address@hidden
> Subject: Re: CVS commit: pkgsrc/devel/m4
> Mail-Followup-To: address@hidden
> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.13 (2006-08-11)
> 
> On Sun, Jul 22, 2007 at 06:34:41AM +0000, Thomas Klausner wrote:
>> Module Name: pkgsrc
>> Committed By:        wiz
>> Date:                Sun Jul 22 06:34:41 UTC 2007
>>
>> Modified Files:
>>      pkgsrc/devel/m4: Makefile distinfo
>>      pkgsrc/devel/m4/patches: patch-aa
>>
>> Log Message:
>> Update to 1.4.10nb1. Like previous update to 1.4.10, but includes
>> a patch from Eric Blake that fixes the problem that appeared e.g.
>> in dosbox or mng.
> 
> This is still complete broken. They want to force replacement functions
> for fseeko down our throat when configure detected that fflush for "r"
> streams doesn't work. This breaks obviously on DragonFly, but I don't
> think this test should be allowed at all. *sigh* I hate gnulib.
>
> Joerg

GNU M4 relies on POSIX behavior in the stdio library in order to comply
with POSIX requirements on its own behavior.  True, GNU M4 does not yet
fully comply with POSIX, but I am working on enhancing it to do so.  If
you are unwilling to fix NetBSD's fflush to comply with POSIX, then you
should not complain that gnulib is doing the job on your behalf.  If
gnulib's approach does not work on DragonFly, you are welcome to patch
either DragonFly to comply with POSIX, or submit a patch to gnulib so that
gnulib's approach will work on DragonFly.  But without even describing why
things don't work for you, or reporting your complaint to a list where
people could make a difference, then we have no way of helping your situation.

- --
Don't work too hard, make some time for fun as well!

Eric Blake             address@hidden
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