Re: [PATCH v2 0/2] This PR enables a successful git build on z/OS.

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Feb 23, 2024, 07:37 UTC
Message-ID: <xmqqsf1j1vhl.fsf@gitster.g>
In-Reply-To: <pull.1663.v2.git.git.1708660111.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>

"Haritha  via GitGitGadget" <gitgitgadget@gmail.com> writes:

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> Since the z/OS linker does not support searching dynamic libraries, and the
> current setting of CC_LD_DYNPATH results in a directory to be supplied to
> the link step with no option as the suffix, it causes a linker error because
> the z/OS LD linker does not accept directories as input. Therefore, we
> workaround this by adding the -L option.

Hmph, do we still need that CC_LD_DYNPATH hack, with 07bbe4ca (Merge branch 'jc/make-libpath-template', 2024-02-06) already in 'master'?

> And, Introduced z/OS (OS/390) as a
> platform in config.mak.uname

	Add support for z/OS (OS/390) in config.mak.uname.

or something (cf. Documentation/SubmittingPatches)?

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