Conrad T. Pino [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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I've checked that in.
I've seen the lib/save-cwd.c change in GULLib CVS on Savannah but
I didn't see the AC_CHECK_FUNCS(fchdir) in save-cwd.m4 change.
It was too late :)
I've just done it.
Index: m4/save-cwd.m4
On Tue, Mar 08, 2005 at 09:26:47AM -0500, Jim.Hyslop wrote:
The MSVC build stands alone, not requiring any external DLLs.
I don't think it is reasonable to require all Windows users to download and
install Cygwin just to run CVS.
So how does Tony Hoyle's CVSNT deal with this issue?
--
Here's a patch that should restore the ability of save-cwd to
work on systems without the fchdir function.
Would you please see if this is sufficient?
If so, I'll check it in to gnulib (with an AC_CHECK_FUNCS(fchdir)
in save-cwd.m4).
Index: save-cwd.c
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Hi Jim,
From: Jim Meyering [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
This is not about Microsoft per se, but simply about
the lack of fchdir (or POSIX support in general) in WOE.
I agree let's not enumerate Microsoft's flaws as we would never
finish. :)
I
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Hi Jim,
From: Jim Meyering [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Here's a patch that should restore the ability of save-cwd to
work on systems without the fchdir function.
Would you please see if this is sufficient?
If so, I'll check it in to gnulib
Conrad T. Pino [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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Would you please see if this is sufficient?
If so, I'll check it in to gnulib (with an AC_CHECK_FUNCS(fchdir)
in save-cwd.m4).
The patch as submitted does not compile. This line fails:
return fchdir (cwd-desc);
The patch at message end does
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Hi Jim,
From: Jim Meyering [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Conrad T. Pino [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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Would you please see if this is sufficient?
If so, I'll check it in to gnulib (with an AC_CHECK_FUNCS(fchdir)
in save-cwd.m4).
The patch
Conrad T. Pino [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The CVS project compiles the Windows CVS binary with Microsoft Visual
Studio 6.0 which doesn't have a fchdir implementation which is used
in save-cwd.c module. The comments say:
Some systems lack fchdir altogether: e.g., OS/2, pre-2001 Cygwin,
Jim Meyering wrote:
Is it an option to use a more modern/POSIX-compliant development
environment on Windows? I know that Cygwin now has fchdir
and it looks
like MKS has support for it, too.
If you opt to continue using Visual Studio 6 in
spite of this, it must have some important
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Jim.Hyslop wrote:
| Jim Meyering wrote:
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| Is it an option to use a more modern/POSIX-compliant development
| environment on Windows? I know that Cygwin now has fchdir and it
| looks like MKS has support for it, too.
|
|
| If you opt to continue
On Tuesday 08 March 2005 16:37, Derek Price wrote:
Jim.Hyslop wrote:
| Jim Meyering wrote:
| Is it an option to use a more modern/POSIX-compliant development
| environment on Windows? I know that Cygwin now has fchdir and it
| looks like MKS has support for it, too.
|
|
| If you opt to
Derek Price [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I'm afraid I have to agree with Jim Hyslop. Whatever Microsoft's
flaws, I still believe that some of our mutual user base is at least
relatively innocent and should still be catered to.
This is not about Microsoft per se, but simply about
the lack of
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Jim Meyering wrote:
| Derek Price [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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| I'm afraid I have to agree with Jim Hyslop. Whatever Microsoft's
| flaws, I still believe that some of our mutual user base is at
| least relatively innocent and should still be catered
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