Re: [bug-gnulib] Re: Test for glob symlink bug

2005-07-14 Thread Bruno Haible
Derek Price wrote: > What is the policy for when to update it? With any change to the file? Yes. The idea of this serial number is that when in two years you encounter a patched copy of glob.m4 which appears to be a mix of serial 3 and serial 4 in gnulib, you are able 1. to see that it's a patc

Re: Test for glob symlink bug

2005-07-14 Thread Derek Price
Paul Eggert wrote: >Derek Price <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > >>I didn't update the serial number. What's the procedure for macro >>serial number updates? >> >> > >It's done by hand. I just did it for glob.m4 so you needn't worry about it. > > What is the policy for when to update i

Re: Test for glob symlink bug

2005-07-14 Thread Paul Eggert
Derek Price <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I didn't update the serial number. What's the procedure for macro > serial number updates? It's done by hand. I just did it for glob.m4 so you needn't worry about it. I dislike those serial numbers, myself -- I don't think they're worth the trouble --

Re: Test for glob symlink bug

2005-07-14 Thread Derek Price
Paul Eggert wrote: >Other than that, it looks fine; please install. > > Attached patch installed. I didn't update the serial number. What's the procedure for macro serial number updates? Regards, Derek Index: m4/glob.m4 === RCS

Re: Test for glob symlink bug

2005-07-13 Thread Paul Eggert
Derek Price <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > +AC_CACHE_CHECK([GNU glob interface version], [gl_cv_glob_interface], > +[ AC_COMPILE_IFELSE( > ... > [[#include > char a[_GNU_GLOB_INTERFACE_VERSION == 1 ? 1 : -1];]], > - [], [GLOB_H=glob.h]) > + [gl_cv_glob_interface=compatible], > +

Re: Test for glob symlink bug

2005-07-13 Thread Derek Price
Sorry about the missing patch. Attached. Derek Derek Price wrote: >The attached patch tests for the glibc glob symlink bug and uses the >GNULIB glob module when it is found. It also uses the autoconf cache >more. It tests out on a platform with and without the bug. I'll commit >it soon if t

Test for glob symlink bug

2005-07-13 Thread Derek Price
The attached patch tests for the glibc glob symlink bug and uses the GNULIB glob module when it is found. It also uses the autoconf cache more. It tests out on a platform with and without the bug. I'll commit it soon if there are no comments. 2005-07-13 Derek Price <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>