> Ok, I've looked into DB even deeper and I think the following
> patch should allow us to be maximum portable and still
> use as fast as possible mutexes:
>
> Index: db.spec
> ===================================================================
> RCS file: /e/openpkg/cvs/openpkg-src/db/db.spec,v
> retrieving revision 1.44
> diff -u -d -u -d -u -d -r1.44 db.spec
> --- db.spec 26 Apr 2004 08:59:43 -0000 1.44
> +++ db.spec 28 Apr 2004 18:30:29 -0000
> @@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
> Group: Database
> License: BSD
> Version: %{V_version}.%{V_revision}
> -Release: 20040426
> +Release: 20040428
>
> # package options
> %option with_compat no
> @@ -90,7 +90,13 @@
> %build
> mutex="no"
> case "%{l_platform -p}" in
> - ix86-* ) mutex="x86/gcc-assembly" ;;
> + ix86-* ) mutex="x86/gcc-assembly" ;;
> + ia64-* ) mutex="ia64/gcc-assembly" ;;
> + sparc*-* ) mutex="Sparc/gcc-assembly" ;;
> + hppa*-* ) mutex="HPPA/gcc-assembly" ;;
> + ppc*-* ) mutex="PPC/gcc-assembly" ;;
> + alpha*-* ) mutex="ALPHA/gcc-assembly" ;;
> + * ) mutex="UNIX/fcntl" ;;
> esac
> cd build_unix
> CC="%{l_cc}" \
>
> In your case this now selects the ALPHA/gcc-assembly mutex in the hope
> this works equally well on Tru64, but should be both portable
> enough and
> at the same time a lot faster than the fcntl(3) fallback.
>
> Sorry, but can you give this a try once again? If this also works,
> I'll commit this to CVS.
It compiles fine!
> > If this is included then I
> > guess the change from:
> >
> > > > http://cvs.openpkg.org/chngview?cn=16152
> >
> > isn't needed anymore.
>
> Yes, but it also will not hurt, I think.
>
> Ralf S. Engelschall
True.. but then again... it's another patch against upstream sources that
must be maintained.. and in a few months time when it doesn't cleanly apply
anymore, you will have forgotten why it was needed in the first place..
meaning you'll spend time trying to find out why :-)
Karl.
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