On 04/06/2016 10:50, akhiezer wrote: >> From: Hazel Russman <[email protected]> >> Date: Sat, 4 Jun 2016 07:53:06 +0100 >> Subject: [blfs-support] Could someone please explain the purpose of the sed >> used in building luit (Xorg apps) >> >> There are two Xorg applications that require an extra sed before building: >> luit and sessreg. The book explains what the sessreg edit is for, but not >> the more complicated luit edit. This should be remedied. >> >> In the meantime I would very much like to know what this header edit >> achieves. >> >> Hazel > > > Looks like was added May 5th 2013: > > http://wiki.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/changeset/11161 > > That may help narrow it down to reason for change - via lists/web-search/&c. > > > _Seems_ to be no reason/discussion on b/lfs lists. > > > Maybe to do with changes in glibc/gcc practices incl standards-compliance > levels - e.g. (via quick web-search on _XOPEN_SOURCE 600 &c ): > -- > * http://man7.org/tlpi/code/faq.html > * http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man7/feature_test_macros.7.html > -- >
Maybe this post: https://lists.x.org/archives/xorg-devel/2013-July/036895.html from the xorg-devel list has something to do with: - an explanation - a reason to not keep those instructions in the book ;-) I'll test the second part. Pierre -- http://lists.linuxfromscratch.org/listinfo/blfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
