>> You say it is mandatory on a Gentoo system, because there are awk >> scripts that rely on. Do this functions break because of the missing >> kernel? What would be the workaround? > > How are you building it? It needs special commands because it needs to > become a shared object, not an executable. >
Here is how I am building it and the whole context: http://en.gentoo-wiki.com/wiki/Prefix/Cygwin#gawk-3.1.7:_.5Bfilefuncs.so.0.0.1.5D_Error_1 emerge --oneshot gawk > Note that building that file is by no means necessary for a working gawk. > > And, even if you built it, it wouldn't do anything unless you specifically > used the extension() gawk command to reference the object file and import > the extra definitions (see the link I posted in the first email for all > the gory details. Also the Makefile that comes with Gentoo's own > filefuncs.c may help). I did understand, that it is an extension, which provides additional commands for awk scripts and that the gentoo system makes use of them especially of it's own additions. Options: 1.) It would compile on Cygwin. I just made a mistake. 2.) It depends on the missing kernel. I have to rewrite Gentoos filefuncs.c to work without a linux kernel. 3.) I can go with the original extension. Portage does not really depend on Gentoos additions. 4.) I have to adapt all awk scripts that make use of it. Al
