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Re: ZILE 2.3.10 (Autoconf 2.64 finds deadly DJGPP Bash bug)
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Reuben Thomas |
Subject: |
Re: ZILE 2.3.10 (Autoconf 2.64 finds deadly DJGPP Bash bug) |
Date: |
Thu, 20 Aug 2009 23:14:13 +0100 |
2009/8/20 Rugxulo <address@hidden>:
> I already added "_zile" support, it wasn't hard. But if you have a
> better way ....
Using autoconf macros is a bit cleaner, as it sweeps the
platform-specific aspect under the carpet.
> Yes, it does build, but only if you get past "./configure" !! This is
> a very very difficult problem for me.
Sure :(
> 3). Find the problem and patch DJGPP Bash and expect everyone to
> upgrade (not the worst idea, and I'm 100% sure I know where the
> problem is, but I don't know where/how to fix it) :-/
That's what I'd describe as "the Right Thing To Do".
> 4). Get you (ZILE maintainer) to downgrade to 2.63
Not going to happen, first because I have to use what I get (and 2.64
will be in Ubuntu in a couple of months); secondly because there's not
a bug in autoconf as far as I can see; thirdly because 2.64 is
necessary to FIX one DOS-related bug.
> P.S. More good news: C-x C-v still seems broken, even in Cygwin. :-/
Can you give me precise instructions to reproduce it, please? As I
said, for me it works fine on Cygwin, and I found and fixed a memory
allocation bug that caused the bug which I was eventually able to
reproduce on Linux as well. It's easily possible there's another
related bug, as the fix was in at least 2 different places, neither of
which was directly in find-alternate-file.
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