Re: latest clone/pull of git.git problems with setlinebuf.

From: Boyd Lynn Gerber <gerberb@zenez.com>
Date: Sep 4, 2008, 01:10 UTC
Message-ID: <alpine.LNX.1.10.0809031907540.12887@suse104.zenez.com>
In-Reply-To: <alpine.LNX.1.10.0809031858570.12887@suse104.zenez.com>

On Wed, 3 Sep 2008, Boyd Lynn Gerber wrote:

> I just noticed that setlinebuf is coming back as undefined when trying to 
> build the lastest version.

I did

git clone git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/git/git.git git

cd git/ gmake configure CC=cc CXX=CC ./configure

And then I get the errors.

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> on UnixWare 7.1.4 I get
>
>    LINK git-var
>    CC daemon.o
> UX:acomp: WARNING: "daemon.c", line 485: end-of-loop code not reached
>    LINK git-daemon
> Undefined                       first referenced
> symbol                              in file
> setlinebuf                          daemon.o
> UX:ld: ERROR: Symbol referencing errors. No output written to git-daemon
> gmake: *** [git-daemon] Error 1
>
>
> and on OpenServer 6.0 I get
>
>    LINK git-http-push
>    CC daemon.o
> UX:acomp: WARNING: "daemon.c", line 485: end-of-loop code not reached
>    LINK git-daemon
> Undefined                       first referenced
> symbol                              in file
> setlinebuf                          daemon.o
> UX:ld: ERROR: Symbol referencing errors. No output written to git-daemon
> gmake: *** [git-daemon] Error 1
>
> So the new behavior breaks things.  On UnixWare 7.1.4 there is a /usr/ucb/cc 
> but when I use it much more breaks.  It is better to use the /usr/bin/cc.
>
> Can we please revert the patch that breaks this or provide a better fix. The 
> older methods at least worked.

I really hate getting everything working only to then have another break-age from master on a pull. Can we please try to keep some compatitbility with other non linux OS's.

Thanks,

-- Boyd Gerber <gerberb@zenez.com> ZENEZ 1042 East Fort Union #135, Midvale Utah 84047