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Re: CVS commit: src/crypto/dist/openssl



itojun%iijlab.net@localhost writes:
> >   Log Message:
> >   unifdef VMS/WIN16/WIN32 in public headers, at least
> >
> >
> >is this actually necessary?  "dist" sources should not be changed
> >to be less portable for no reason...  the only real change i can
> >see this makes is making it harder for future openssl updates due
> >to unnecessary conflicts....
> 
>       header files shouldn't have #ifdef which easily conflict with what user
>       would define by chance.  there's no portability issue, we won't and
>       shouldn't use the removed prototypes (and whatever) anyways.

I agree with Matt that the dist headers should remain the
same. However, you are right that /usr/include header files should be
clean. Perhaps unifdef could be called on the untouched files at build
time, so that clean files are installed even though the originals
remain untouched?

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Perry E. Metzger                perry%piermont.com@localhost



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