v2, 6 partsRE: [PATCH v2 1/6] DO NOT APPLY Bypass GCC attributes on NonStop platform where used.

> On 19/01/18 17:34, randall.s.becker@rogers.com wrote:
> > From: "Randall S. Becker" <rsbecker@nexbridge.com>
> >
> > * remote.c: force ignoring of GCC __attribute construct not supported
> >   by c99 by defining it as an empty CPP macro.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Randall S. Becker <rsbecker@nexbridge.com>
> > ---
> >  remote.c | 4 ++++
> >  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
> >
> > diff --git a/remote.c b/remote.c
> > index 4e93753e1..c18f9de7f 100644
> > --- a/remote.c
> > +++ b/remote.c
> > @@ -11,6 +11,10 @@
> >  #include "mergesort.h"
> >  #include "argv-array.h"
> >
> > +#if defined (__TANDEM)
> > +#define __attribute(a)
> > +#endif
> > +
> 
> Hmm, the only use of __attribute() I can find is in compat/regex/.
> In particular, there is no use of __attribute() in regex.c.
> [__attribute__() is used in regex.c]
> 
> Is this an old patch which is no longer required?
> 
> puzzled.