True, I test asprintf on Solaris for example, and it does not exists...the correct solution must be write the Hurd patch inside #if __GNU__ directives.

asprintf is very interesting...for good code, I think,...why could be better? do not use it, or implement this function in the pkgsrc code...

On Fri, 20 Jun 2003 18:00:42 +0200
Julio Merino <jmmv@menta.net> wrote:

> On Fri, 20 Jun 2003 01:05:06 +0200
> pancake <sergipop@mx3.redestb.es> wrote:
> 
> > It tries to use malloc/free functions (for example xgethostname instead of gethostname, asprintf instead snprintf)...
> > 
> 
> They may be better, but are not present on all systems.
> 
> > We think that could be better do this changes in the official pkgsrc code.
> 
> bootstrap-pkgsrc, you mean?  If so, it should rely on configure checks where
> appropiate to keep compatibility with systems not having these special
> functions.
> 
> Regards
> 
> -- 
> Julio M. Merino Vidal <jmmv@menta.net>
> The NetBSD Project - http://www.NetBSD.org/


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