Re: CVS update: /ccvs/windows-NT/

2005-06-01 Thread Derek Price
Conrad T. Pino wrote: The timer code in lib/nanosleep.c looks very good but I'm uncomfortable making a commitment to making the change because: * I don't understand UNIX style signal behavior well. Basically, signals normally cause a process to exit unless a handler is installed. *

Re: windows-NT/pwd.c - struct passwd - Home Directory

2005-06-01 Thread Derek Price
Conrad T. Pino wrote: My ideas for the API are UNIX/POSIX specifications are non-negotiable and internal APIs below that are discardable upon discovery of the better way. Basically. In theory, you could take up desired changes with the POSIX spec with IEEE. Of course, if you did get some

Re: CVS update: /ccvs/windows-NT/sys/

2005-06-01 Thread Derek Price
Conrad T. Pino wrote: Hi Derek, From: Derek Price I think renaming this file sys_types.h, starting it with `#include sys/types.h', then defining what else you need would be an easier interface to maintain. Are you implying changing all #include sys/types.h in CVS? I assume no.

Re: [bug-gnulib] New GNULIB glob module?

2005-06-01 Thread Derek Price
Paul Eggert wrote: Derek Price [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: 1. Corrects an incorrect check for a successful return from getlogin_r to assume only 0 means success, per the POSIX2 spec: http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/009695399/functions/getlogin_r.html. 2. Moves the check

RE: Build CVS (TRUNK) failed.

2005-06-01 Thread Conrad T. Pino
Hi, Please test for the existence of: directory: windows-NT/sys new file: windows-NT/sys/types.h I hope this is an update oversight that: cvs update -dP windows-NT will correct. If none of the above is true then please send me Microsoft's sys/types.h file from your

Re: GZip level restriction

2005-06-01 Thread Derek Price
Derek Price wrote: On the other hand, it would be nice if there were a way to specify a default compression level or range of levels (both for the server and the client) that could be used in the absence of any explicit specification by the user. Of course, reconciling conflicting defaults