Re: [Cvs-dev] Re: [Cvs-test-results] Build CVS (TRUNK) failed.

[Derek R. Price]

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Mark D. Baushke wrote:
> Note that contrib/dirfns.shar still have a #include <ndir.h> in it and
> that emx/config.h and os2/config.h and vms/config.h.in (and vms/config.h)
> look to be out-of-date.
> 
> It would be well to determine if FEATURE is still going to be able to
> build on emx, os2 and vms or not. I have nothing able to build on those


I'm inclined to continue the policy described in HACKING:

> The general rule for portability is that it is only worth including
> portability cruft for systems on which people are actually testing and
> using new CVS releases.  Without testing, CVS will fail to be portable
> for any number of unanticipated reasons.


So, until someone is running nightly tests on one of those systems, or
at least sending us patches and testing what we reissue, let's leave
them alone.  Changing the sources there willy-nilly without testing
would probably only confuse potential hackers as the untested errors
will almost certainly compound over time.

Incidentally, I think emx and os2 have been broken for some time.
Paul Edwards started corresponding with us about fixing emx in 2003 but
got frustrated, I think, while trying to integrate his design philosophy
with ours, and disappeared.  Here's a sample: <http://tinyurl.com/zs9a4>.

Cheers,

Derek
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