Re: CVS commit: src/lib/libpthread

[christos%zoulas.com@localhost (Christos Zoulas)]

On Jan 20, 12:00am, nathanw%wasabisystems.com@localhost ("Nathan J. Williams") 
wrote:
-- Subject: Re: CVS commit: src/lib/libpthread

| > Yes, standards are made to make our lives both easier and harder.
| > On the other hand, the current commit makes some code compile and work,
| > until we come up with something better.
| 
| The current code is a lie. The package in question has been fixed to
| check for the proper #define, which we deliberately do not set.
| It is infinitely more proper to fix packages as we find them to not
| use this interface then it is to present an incorrect version of the
| interface.
| 
| Please back out your changes.

I will do that, but we have to see how many packages attempt to use the
broken interface and provide it if it is possible to minimize work.

christos