> 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

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