Package: glib
Version: 1.2.8

When building glib-1.2.8 on DG/UX, the configure script fails because of
a typo in config.guess. I think this is due to a fault in autoconf, but
it seems to be fixed in autoconf-2.13.

Also, configure incorrectly decides that getpwuid_r isn't present or working
on my system, when it is in fact both. This seems to be due to a buggy test
in the configure script. I've made a change to fix this, which works on both
DG/UX and Linux with glibc-2.1.

A patch is attached that fixes both problems.

Tet

PS. Yes, I know I should really have modified configure.in, not configure,
    but lacking a working autoconf, I had no way to test that.



------- Additional Comments From wilhelmi@ira.uka.de 2000-09-29 02:51:09 ----

Subject: Re: configure failures on DG/UX
From: Sebastian Wilhelmi <wilhelmi@ira.uka.de>
To: 13403@bugs.gnome.org
Message-Id: <39D43BDD.BCBC93D@ira.uka.de>
Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2000 08:51:09 +0200

Hi Tet,

> When building glib-1.2.8 on DG/UX, the configure script fails because of
> a typo in config.guess. I think this is due to a fault in autoconf, but
> it seems to be fixed in autoconf-2.13.

That is fixed in upstream autoconf, but not yet released. We wont change that
in glib before that autoconf is released, I think, so you're on your own here.
But hey, you know the trick.

> Also, configure incorrectly decides that getpwuid_r isn't present or working
> on my system, when it is in fact both. This seems to be due to a buggy test
> in the configure script. I've made a change to fix this, which works on both
> DG/UX and Linux with glibc-2.1.

Hmmm, I don't like the patch. Can you be more specific, as to why the current
check fails. Please provide the config.log file.

Bye,
Sebastian
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------- Additional Comments From wilhelmi@ira.uka.de 2000-10-26 07:56:36 ----

Subject: Re: configure failures on DG/UX
From: Sebastian Wilhelmi <wilhelmi@ira.uka.de>
To: 13403@bugs.gnome.org
Cc: Tethys <tet@isengard.europe.dg.com>
Message-Id: <39F81BF4.AA5B168F@ira.uka.de>
Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2000 13:56:36 +0200

Hi Tet,

> > Hmmm, I don't like the patch. Can you be more specific, as to why the
> > current check fails. Please provide the config.log file.
> 
> The problem is that the existing test provides a function prototype
> directly, rather than getting it from <pwd.h> as mandated by the Single
> Unix Specification.
> 
> Under DG/UX (and probably other Unices), getpwuid_r is #defined in
> <pwd.h> to refer to the actual function called. Since DG/UX has
> support for both the draft 6 and draft 10 versions of the POSIX4A
> spec, this will be either __d6_getpwuid_r or __d10_getpwuid_r.
> DG/UX doesn't actually have a getpwuid_r function in libc, it has
> the two draft functions, and uses the <pwd.h> header to decide
> which one to use.
> 
> Consequently, without including <pwd.h>, you get symbol referencing
> errors for getpwuid_r. You can't just add the #include to the existing
> test, either, because the prototypes don't match.
> 
> What is it that you don't like about my patch?

I first tested for the existense of _some_ getpwuid_r and then for the
specific version. Now I have to test for both versions seperatly. But hey, I
did it.

Please check the following tarball, whether it fixes your problems.

http://i81pc4.ira.uka.de/glib-getpwuid-1.3.1.tar.gz

> PS. I didn't get any mail regarding your update. The only reason I
>     know about it is that in a moment of boredom, I happened to be
>     browsing the GNOME bug tracking system, and thought I'd check
>     on my entries!

Thats bad. So I'm cc'ing you now...

Bye,
Sebastian
-- 
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------- Additional Comments From wilhelmi@ira.uka.de 2000-11-15 12:53:05 ----

Subject: Re: Bug#13403: configure failures on DG/UX
From: Sebastian Wilhelmi <wilhelmi@ira.uka.de>
To: 13403-close@bugs.gnome.org
Message-Id: <3A12CD81.13BA0898@ira.uka.de>
Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2000 18:53:05 +0100

To whom it may concern.

This is fixed in CVS glib as of 2000-11-15.

Bye,
Sebastian
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Sebastian Wilhelmi
mailto:wilhelmi@ira.uka.de
http://goethe.ira.uka.de/~wilhelmi




------- Bug moved to this database by debbugs-export@bugzilla.gnome.org 2001-01-27 12:28 -------
This bug was previously known as bug 13403 at http://bugs.gnome.org/
http://bugs.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=13403
Originally filed under the glib product and general component.

The original reporter (tet@europe.dg.com) of this bug does not have an account here.
Reassigning to the exporter, debbugs-export@bugzilla.gnome.org.
Reassigning to the default owner of the component, gtkdev@gtk.org.