Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 09:54:56 +0200 (IST)
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
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To: Teun Burgers <burgers AT ecn DOT nl>
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Subject: Re: Portability patch for DJGPP to glib-1.2.6
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On Mon, 14 Feb 2000, Teun Burgers wrote:

> The patch adresses two problems:
> 
> - djgpp does not have a functioning fork.
> 
> - djgpp comes with pwd.h and a struct passwd.
>   However struct passwd on DJGPP
>   does not have a member pw->gecos.

Why can't the configure script check for these two issues and DTRT
automagically?  In particular, AFAIK Posix doesn't define the gecos
member in struct passwd, so a portable program shouldn't rely on it.

> After applying this patch glib 1.2.6 compiles and
> passes all tests.

Please consider packaging glib in the usual DJGPP manner and uploading
it to SimTel.NET.  Thanks.