Re: [PATCH 1/4] Also check _POSIX_TIMERS > 0. Fix build on GNU/Hurd.
Rémi Denis-Courmont, le Wed 19 Feb 2014 14:17:01 +0100, a écrit :
> > From looking at the build error, it seems the actual error is that
> > vlc_clock_id is not defined, i.e. the actual issue comes from the
> > fact that the #if at the top of the file don't match the #if in the
> > source code.
>
> VLC relies on the fact that clock selection support implies timers
> support. GNU/Hurd fails to provide that specified warranty. From my point
> of view as VLC developer, this is a GNU/Hurd bug.
Yes, that's also what I said.
But as I said, we can not fix it by just defining _CLOCK_TIMER, since we
do not have timer_create and friends yet.
> Besides, I'd note that clock selection makes no practical sense without
> timers (for clock_gettime() and CLOCK_REALTIME). The easy fix is to stop
> pretending that POSIX.2008 and POSIX clock selection are supported.
And then we will have other breaks in other software...
> A better but more involved fix would supply POSIX timers (that should
> be easy; monotonic clock is the "harder" part).
That's also what I said.
Samuel
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