Hi Andy, I suggest not to bother for now. Sounds like a great entry-level job for the next generation of devs joining to become familiar with it all. :)
Best, Steffen > Gesendet: Montag, 24. Juli 2023 um 23:19 Uhr > Von: "andy pugh" <bodge...@gmail.com> > An: "EMC developers" <emc-developers@lists.sourceforge.net> > Betreff: [Emc-developers] configure > > I am looking through the configure script and I amazed how much stuff > there is in there that probably isn't needed. > > > # m...@cis.ufl.edu says -lnsl (and -lsocket) are needed for his 386/AT, > # to get the SysV transport functions. > # Chad R. Larson says the Pyramis MIS-ES running DC/OSx (SVR4) > # needs -lnsl. > # The nsl library prevents programs from opening the X display > # on Irix 5.2, according to T.E. Dickey. > # The functions gethostbyname, getservbyname, and inet_addr are > # in -lbsd on LynxOS 3.0.1/i386, according to Lars Hecking. > ac_fn_c_check_func "$LINENO" "gethostbyname" "ac_cv_func_gethostbyname" > if test "x$ac_cv_func_gethostbyname" = xyes; then : > > For one example.... > > I don't suppose it is worth trying to remove it all, we will just > break it, but, blimey, this code must be 30 years old if Irix5.2 > (released in 1993) is relevant. > > -- > atp > "A motorcycle is a bicycle with a pandemonium attachment and is > designed for the especial use of mechanical geniuses, daredevils and > lunatics." > — George Fitch, Atlanta Constitution Newspaper, 1912 > > > _______________________________________________ > Emc-developers mailing list > Emc-developers@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-developers > _______________________________________________ Emc-developers mailing list Emc-developers@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-developers
