Re: Suggestion: 'porting issues' web page
On Fri, Jun 04, 1999 at 09:13:06PM -0400, Daniel Burrows wrote:
> > > libc doesn't have FILE->_IO_read_ptr but that FILE->__bufp-FILE->__buffer
> > > can be used instead, or the libtool madness (although this will evidently
> > > be fixed soon)..
> >
> > The fromer yes, the latter no, because it is just a bug.
>
> I was thinking about this...even though it is just a bug it still affects
> portability and may still have to be worked around even after an update comes
> out (?) since libtool ships itself with many source packages. Maybe there
> should be a section labeled 'temporary kludges'? :-) [ obviously you can
> just re-run libtoolize and make a .diff.gz file with the new libtool included,
> but perhaps that should be mentioned ]
Of course you have a point. There is no clear border beyond these. Some
portability problems are based on unimplemeted features etc. Let's say that
bugs that affect several packages should be noted.
Marcus
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