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Re: argh!
- To: drepper@cygnus.com (Ulrich Drepper)
- Subject: Re: argh!
- From: Zack Weinberg <zack@rabi.columbia.edu>
- Date: Mon, 19 Oct 1998 21:55:23 -0400
- cc: libc-hacker@cygnus.com
On 19 Oct 1998 18:27:21 -0700, Ulrich Drepper wrote:
>Zack Weinberg <zack@rabi.columbia.edu> writes:
>
>> I see. Your idea is good. The header doesn't have to be generated:
>> just do e.g.
>>
>> #ifdef __linux__
>> #if KERNEL_LOWEST_REV >= 1
>> #define HAVE_O_DIRECTORY
>> #define HAVE_TIOCGPTN
>
>No, this is not possible. Assume someone who has the latest kernel
>(including headers) installed and wants to compile a binary used by
>many other people who might not have the same kernel.
>
>The selection of the assumptions must be based on explicit user
>decisions, not on implicit information gained from the system headers.
I thought I said the define of KERNEL_LOWEST_REV came from a configure
switch.
zw
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