Re: [Bug-gnulib] xalloc module dependencies

[Gary V . Vaughan]

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On 1 Apr 2004, at 00:00, Bob Friesenhahn wrote:
> On Wed, 31 Mar 2004, Gary V.Vaughan wrote:
> > In the general case I would agree with you.  I'm hoping that since the
> > differences between the two files tend to be just the gnulib
> > integration,
> > and that a broadly identical handful of lines constitutes the
> > implementation
> > of each, that I can contribute the libltdl portability layer to 
> > gnulib,
> > and
> > let the wider gnulib community help maintain it so that I can
> > concentrate
> > on libtool proper...
>
> Given that the last time the copyright on ltdl.c was updated (until
> today) was 2002, does it seem to you that maintaining these small
> functions is keeping you from concentrating on the rest of libtool?

Not specifically.  But, there is a bunch of stuff I'd like to do to 
libltdl,
except that I struggle to find my way around the code, and I'm afraid 
to make
deep changes.  I haven't touched it in 2 years because the deep changes 
in
libtool seemed a lot easier to tackle.

Maybe you noticed that my work on m4 has stalled on a number of 
occasions due
to fixing bogosity in libltdl.

> Is it possible that a mountain is being made out of a molehill?

Heh :-) Like many programmers I can get retentive about DTRT.  The path 
to
the summit does not always go uphill; sometimes you have to go down for 
a
while before you start to ascend the next peak.

Cheers,
        Gary.
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