[Chicken-users] Re: Better environ handling w/ MacOS X

[felix winkelmann]

Thanks, patch is applied. I have also added configure.in checks,
as suggested by you (which simplifies the NSGetEnviron() invocation
somewhat).


cheers,
felix

On 12/16/05, Kon Lovett <address@hidden> wrote:
> Hi Felix,
>
> Here is a patch for posix.scm
> 103c103,106
> < #ifndef C_MACOSX
> ---
>  > #ifdef C_MACOSX
>  > #include <crt_externs.h>
>  > static char **environ;
>  > #else
> 185,189c188
> < #ifdef C_MACOSX
> < # define C_getenventry(i)   NULL
> < #else
> < # define C_getenventry(i)   environ[ i ]
> < #endif
> ---
>  > #define C_getenventry(i)   environ[ i ]
> 1330a1330,1337
>  >               (foreign-value #<<EOF
>  >
>  > #             ifdef C_MACOSX
>  >                       (environ = *_NSGetEnviron()),
>  > #             endif
>  >                       0
>  > EOF
>  >               void)
>
> I think I am abusing 'foreign-value' but seemed the lowest overhead.
> With this method -flat_namespace is not rqrd.
>
> Could configure on AC_CHECK_HEADERS(crt_externs.h) &
> AC_CHECK_FUNCS(_NSGetEnviron) but Q&D seems fine for now.
>
> Best Wishes,
> Kon
>
>
>