Re: libgc5 port to Hurd

[Mark Kettenis <kettenis@wins.uva.nl>]

   Date: Mon, 22 May 2000 13:58:08 +0100
   From: Chris Lingard <chris@highludworth.freeserve.co.uk>

   > > @@ -493,15 +498,15 @@
   > >          longjmp(GC_jmp_buf, 1);
   > >      }
   > >
   > > -#   ifdef __STDC__
   > > +#   if defined(__STDC__) || defined(HURD)
   > >       typedef void (*handler)(int);
   > >  #   else
   > >       typedef void (*handler)();
   > >  #   endif
   >
   > I think we can agree that __STDC__ must be defined on the Hurd.
   >

   Yes, it is defined as a macro in gcc's cpp.  But will we always
   have a dependancy on gcc?  People often use a native C compiler.

__STDC__ is defined by any standards conforming ISO C compiler.
Moreover, GCC is the native compiler on the Hurd.  Of course someone
will port the origional K&R C compiler to the Hurd once it is released
as open source :-).  But in that case your change will prevent you
from compiling libgc with it.

The bottomline is that this bit of the patch shouldn't be applied.

Mark