Re: gcc12 incompatible with ctfconvert?

[Martin Husemann <martin%duskware.de@localhost>]

On Tue, Oct 03, 2023 at 03:59:14PM +0200, Rhialto wrote:
> +_OPSYS_SUPPORTS_CTF=           yes # Compact Type Format conversion.
>  _OPSYS_SUPPORTS_CWRAPPERS=     yes
>  _OPSYS_SUPPORTS_MKTOOLS=       yes
>  
> With that (and suppressing the use of ctfconvert in wm/ctwm) I get as
> part of the "make install" output
> 
> -- Installing: /tmp/pkgsrc/wm/ctwm/default/.destdir/usr/pkg/man/man1/ctwm.1.gz
> -- Installing: /tmp/pkgsrc/wm/ctwm/default/.destdir/usr/pkg/share/doc/ctwm/ctwm.1.html
> => Generating CTF data
> => Automatic manual page handling
> => Generating post-install file lists
> 
> and .work.log shows an invocation of ctfconvert. That should be it,
> right? I'll commit it if it seems ok to you. Or should there be a
> version check on NetBSD version before enabling _OPSYS_SUPPORTS_CTF?

Does it actually work in any sane way? Does gdb support CTF? It is not
documented.

What about the "number of types" limit in CTF and the crashiness
of ctfconvert?

I'd say this needs some serious testing before enabling it.

Martin