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Re: [PATCH] HP-UX traditionally has no sys/select.h

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Robert Schiele <rschiele@gmail.com>
Date
Jan 24, 2008, 18:36 UTC
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On Thu, Jan 24, 2008 at 06:03:14PM +0000, Johannes Schindelin wrote:
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> We try to avoid using constructs like this.  Rather, we have a section in 
> the Makefile which sets things like NO_IPV6=YesPlease, 
> OLD_ICONV=UnfortunatelyYes, etc.
> 
> Later in the Makefile, dependent on this Makefile variable, symbols 
> are defined. In the source code, we check for these symbols.
> 
> It is not only a matter of being able to reuse the same symbol for another 
> platform/setup, it is also a nice way of documentation.
> 
> In your case, I suggest NO_SYS_SELECT_H=UnfortunatelyYes.

Ok, implemented it that way now and also made HP-UX support in Makefile in a separate patch.

Robert
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