RE: [PATCH v4 3/4] Bring NonStop platform definitions up to date in git-compat-util.h

From: Randall S. Becker <rsbecker@nexbridge.com>
Date: Jan 24, 2018, 21:51 UTC
Message-ID: <004001d3955d$74d04620$5e70d260$@nexbridge.com>
In-Reply-To: <xmqqzi53arda.fsf@gitster.mtv.corp.google.com>

On January 24, 2018 4:18 PM, Junio C Hamano wrote:

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> "Randall S. Becker" <rsbecker@nexbridge.com> writes:
> 
> >> > +#ifdef __TANDEM
> >> > +#if !defined(_THREAD_SUPPORT_FUNCTIONS) &&
> >> !defined(_PUT_MODEL_)
> >> > +/* #include
> >> > +<floss.h(floss_read,floss_write,floss_fsync,floss_fork)>
> >> > +*/
> >> > +/* #include <floss.h(floss_fork)> */ #endif
> >>
> >> The above adds a conditional no-op?  That's confusing...
> >
> > We are trying to make PUT work with git on NonStop. I can't tell you
> > how much of a pain it is. This is a placeholder for others (outside
> > our group) to know where to muck. I can remove it if you don't want it
> there.
> 
> It is OK as long as it was done on purpose.  I was just making sure that

this

> was an unfinished WIP sent by mistake before proofreading.

Absolutely definitely positively on purpose and when it we get PUT working in FLOSS, this is *so* going to happen. :-)