> GNU tar 1.19 doesn't build on Solaris 8, because strerror.c uses > CHAR_BIT without defining it. The problem occurs on any hosts that > has strerror but where strerror(-2) doesn't return a useful string.
I'm committing this followup: From: Eric Blake <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2007 16:10:24 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] Don't claim strerror is broken on Interix. * doc/functions/strerror.texi (strerror): Known broken systems are now Solaris 8, and not Interix. * m4/strerror.m4 (gl_FUNC_STRERROR_SEPARATE): No longer filter out Interix on cross-compile. Reported by Martin Koeppe in http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnulib/2007-10/msg00005.html. Signed-off-by: Eric Blake <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- ChangeLog | 10 ++++++++++ doc/functions/strerror.texi | 2 +- m4/strerror.m4 | 9 +++------ 3 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog index 7684335..71748aa 100644 --- a/ChangeLog +++ b/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,13 @@ +2007-10-11 Eric Blake <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> + + Don't claim strerror is broken on Interix. + * doc/functions/strerror.texi (strerror): Known broken systems are + now Solaris 8, and not Interix. + * m4/strerror.m4 (gl_FUNC_STRERROR_SEPARATE): No longer filter out + Interix on cross-compile. + Reported by Martin Koeppe in + http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnulib/2007-10/msg00005.html. + 2007-10-11 Bruno Haible <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> * modules/i-ring-tests: New file. diff --git a/doc/functions/strerror.texi b/doc/functions/strerror.texi index aad3754..012b691 100644 --- a/doc/functions/strerror.texi +++ b/doc/functions/strerror.texi @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ This function is missing on some old platforms. @item This function fails to return a string for out-of-range integers on some platforms: -Interix +Solaris 8 @end itemize Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib: diff --git a/m4/strerror.m4 b/m4/strerror.m4 index f59c710..9cb5769 100644 --- a/m4/strerror.m4 +++ b/m4/strerror.m4 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -# strerror.m4 serial 5 +# strerror.m4 serial 6 dnl Copyright (C) 2002, 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc. dnl This file is free software; the Free Software Foundation dnl gives unlimited permission to copy and/or distribute it, @@ -26,13 +26,10 @@ AC_DEFUN([gl_FUNC_STRERROR_SEPARATE], [return !*strerror (-2);])], [gl_cv_func_working_strerror=yes], [gl_cv_func_working_strerror=no], - [dnl Assume crossbuild works if it compiles, except for Interix. + [dnl Assume crossbuild works if it compiles. AC_COMPILE_IFELSE( - [AC_LANG_PROGRAM( + [AC_LANG_PROGRAM( [#include <string.h> - #ifdef __INTERIX - Interix is broken; - #endif ], [return !*strerror (-2);])], [gl_cv_func_working_strerror=yes], -- 1.5.3.2 -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/GNU-tar-1.19-doesn%27t-build-on-Solaris-8-due-to-strerror-problem-tf4610189.html#a13165809 Sent from the Gnulib mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
