On Sunday 11 February 2007, Jan Schaumann wrote:
> Raymond Meyer <raymond.meyer@rambler.ru> wrote:
> > Is there really a need for c99? It breaks this package build on
> > Solaris
>
> Unfortunately, it is in fact needed.  Certain code that uses C99
> features does not compile with certain compilers unless you tell
> them to use c99 mode (*cough* IRIX *cough*).

The following patch fixes the particular glib issue on Solaris, I 
presume it won't give IRIX or any other system grief.

$NetBSD$

--- glib/giounix.c.orig	2007-01-30 02:23:28.238812000 +1300
+++ glib/giounix.c
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 
 #include "config.h"
 
+#define _XPG6
 #define _POSIX_SOURCE		/* for SSIZE_MAX */
 
 #include <sys/types.h>


cheers
mark