Re: VAX packages

[David Brownlee <abs%netbsd.org@localhost>]

I believe someone just needs to write the VAX code to take a list of
arguments and
convert it into a call frame and vice versa, probably a few hundred lines or so.

On 15 July 2013 09:21, John Klos <john%ziaspace.com@localhost> wrote:
>>>> b) patch glib2-2.30 to make libffi optional (and then maintain patches)
>>>
>>>
>>> Actually I would prefer that solution (and use it everywhere). Glib2
>>> needing
>>> a dynamic foreign call interface scares me.
>>
>>
>> Unfortunately... glib2 uses it to implement its generic closure
>> support (g_cclosure_marshal_generic), which seems to be pretty
>> pervasive.
>>
>> I think maintaining a glib 2.28 is probably going to be the most
>> practical option at this point...
>
>
> What's the biggest hurdle in VAX libffi?
>
> John