Bug#293653: libc6.1: getcontext does not seem to be implemented on alpha

[GOTO Masanori <gotom@debian.or.jp>]

tags 293653 fixed-upstream
thanks

At Fri, 04 Feb 2005 22:04:34 +0100,
mquinson wrote:
> 
> Package: libc6.1
> Version: 2.3.2.ds1-20
> Severity: important
> 
> When I try to use getcontext(2) on alpha, errno gets set to 78 (Function
> not implemented).
> 
> I'm rather puzzeled since the first hit of "getcontext alpha linux" is
> http://sources.redhat.com/ml/libc-alpha/2004-01/msg00244.html
> 
> >>>>>
>     * From: Richard Henderson <rth at twiddle dot net>
>     * To: libc-alpha at gcc dot gnu dot org
>     * Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2004 21:10:21 -0800
>     * Subject: [alpha] getcontext et al
> 
> The recent ppc work reminded me that I'd forgotten to implement
> these at all.  Lazy me.
> 
> Committed.
> <<<<<
> (and the patches follow)
> 
> Can it be that this one-year old upstream change slept thought in Debian?

Yes.  Our code base is very old.

Regards,
-- gotom