On Wed, 26 Jun 2024, Bruno Haible wrote: > Tim Rice wrote: > > OpenServer 5 uses 'unsigned short'. > > ... > > tim@timosr5d 6% egrep 'gid_t|uid_t' /usr/include/sys/types.h > > typedef unsigned short uid_t; > > typedef unsigned short gid_t; > > ... > > > > Still a current product. > > SCO OpenServer 5 is not supported by Gnulib [1].
Not surprising. It's a pain to work with. > Adding support for SCO OpenServer 5 to any Gnulib module would make no This was more for reference than asking to add for support for OpenServer 5. Many modules already support OpenServer 5 and if I need changes I'll provide patches. Just please do not remove any bits related to OpenServer 5 until Xinuos announces it is EOL. > sense, since SCO OpenServer 5 is a museum system, as you can see True, old. Sadly people still insist on using them to run their company. > - from the hardware system requirements [2]: > USB 3 not supported, screen widths of 1920 not supported, etc. > - from the software list [3]: Java 1.3.1 (out of support since 2006). Historical links, but you are right, for current hardware one would need to load VMware or something that runs VirtualBox. > So, Collin, no need to revise your second patch. Agreed. > Bruno > > [1] > https://www.gnu.org/software/gnulib/manual/html_node/Supported-Platforms.html > [2] https://www.sco.com/products/openserver507/System_Requirements.html > [3] https://www.sco.com/products/openserver507/ > [4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Java_version_history > -- Tim Rice Multitalents t...@multitalents.net
