> From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mon Jun 17 02:42:08 2002 > Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2002 10:48:18 +0200 (CEST) > From: Villy Kruse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: LPRng: portability bugs in ifhp 3.5.8 > > On Fri, 14 Jun 2002, Thierry Besancon wrote: > > > Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2002 10:57:06 +0200 (MEST) > > From: Thierry Besancon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: LPRng: portability bugs in ifhp 3.5.8 > > > > > > Hello > > > > Before you release a new version of ifhp, could you please incorporate > > these 2 small bug fixes ? The bugs are there since ifhp 3.4.2 at > > least. I found them while I was still running sunos 4.1.4 in november > > 2000. Since, I switched to solaris 8 but you left the bug (despite one > > or two previous notifications). > > > > I enclose a patch for solving the problem. First is a typo with the > > macro SNPRINTF. Second is a problem with strerror() that is used > > without testing it against HAVE_STRERROR. > > No drama. > > > > > Propably the easiets way to manage this is to create a compatibility > function which is commented out if HAVE_STRERROR is set. Doing it > that way will fix all future usage of strerror without having to remember > to check HAVE_STRERROR whenever strerror is used. This is a technique > often used in other opensource software, especially those with a long > history. > > > Villy
Yeah, I even have it in the ifhp code. However, this program is really a bit of an orphan as I have not looked at it for (literally) years. Patrick ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- YOU MUST BE A LIST MEMBER IN ORDER TO POST TO THE LPRNG MAILING LIST The address you post from MUST be your subscription address If you need help, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] (or lprng-requests or lprng-digest-requests) with the word 'help' in the body. For the impatient, to subscribe to a list with name LIST, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with: | example: subscribe LIST <mailaddr> | subscribe lprng-digest [EMAIL PROTECTED] unsubscribe LIST <mailaddr> | unsubscribe lprng [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you have major problems, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word LPRNGLIST in the SUBJECT line. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
