>Number:         25835
>Category:       toolchain
>Synopsis:       xstr(1) and therefore SHAREDSTRINGS in bsd.prog.mk are both broken
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    toolchain-manager
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Sun Jun 06 03:28:01 UTC 2004
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Erik E. Fair
>Release:        NetBSD 2.0
>Organization:
	UNIX Hackers with Long Memories
>Environment:
	n/a
>Description:
	The scourge of bitrot, an evolving C standard, and a pickier
	gcc have conspired to allow a useful old utility to fall
	into disrepair: xstr(1).

	Frank was grumbling about how fat ftp(1) is and how reducing
	the number of strings in it would help make it an easier
	fit on installation media. I remembered xstr(1) from my
	days using 2.8BSD on DEC PDP-11/70, and lo! It's still in
	our distribution!

	Alas, it no longer produces valid output so far as gcc is concerned.
	See

	http://mail-index.netbsd.org/current-users/2003/11/07/0023.html

	and 

	http://mail-index.netbsd.org/current-users/2003/12/04/0011.html

	We should fix it, or pitch it. I recommend fixing it, as
	the problem that this tool attempts to solve is ever with us.

	This also affects /usr/share/mk/bsd.prog.mk also, because support
	for using xstr(1) is optionally available therein under the define
	SHAREDSTRINGS.

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