Re: TEST: patch-2.5.8-4 (package maintainers, please note)

[Elfyn McBratney <elfyn at emcb dot co dot uk>]

On Fri, 25 Jul 2003, David Rothenberger wrote:

> Nicholas Wourms writes:
>  > cgf@redhat.com wrote:
>  > 
>  > > On Thu, Jul 24, 2003 at 06:53:59PM -0700, David Rothenberger wrote:
>  > > 
>  > >>Christopher Faylor wrote:
>  > >>
> [snip]
>  > > Fixing the problem requires generating a new DLL with a new export --
>  > > fdopen64.  If there are any packages built which use fdopen they could
>  > > conceivably fail in the same manner as patch.  Sigh.
>  > > 
>  > > This means that we may have to go through the "rebuild packages" exercise
>  > > again for cygwin 1.5.1.  I will release a 1.5.1 version of cygwin shortly
>  > > after generating a snapshot.
>  > > 
>  > 
>  > I'm still working on understing how you are handling the 64 bit exports, 
>  > but that's my problem.  
> 
> newlib provides _fdopen and _fdopen64.  winsup/cygwin/Makefile.in
> adds an "indirect reference" to libcygwin.a that redirects fdopen to
> _fdopen64.  Ditto for other 64 bit exports.  Search for
> OBSOLETE_FUNCTIONS and NEW_FUNCTIONS in winsup/cygwin/Makefile.in.
> 
>  > In the meantime, if we want to apply your newlib 
>  > patch locally, how are you planning to export fdopen64() and 
>  > fdopen64_r() from cygwin.din?  Are the any further modifications needed 
>  > to the winsup/cygwin source to support your implimentation?
> 
> I have made the necessary changes in winsup/cygwin in my CVS copy
> after applying the newlib patch from Chris.  I can post the patches
> to this list if that's an appropriate thing to do.  Chris?

It's in CVS, so a `cvs up' will pick up the patch.

Elfyn

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