Re: RCS-5.8.2 Re: rcs-5.7.96 build feedback

[Paul Eggert]

Thien-Thi Nguyen wrote:
> How long is this platform estimated to be viable?

Oracle is currently promising support through January 2021.

> How about we leave the patch applied, but make a note to un-snarl
> things for some later time, either a fixed number of years, or
> earlier should Solaris 10 become more sane (or die completely).

That'd be fine.

> Right, that's towards the excruciatingly correct approach,
> which should also include a configure-time test.  The pain
> might be worth it, though

That'd be even better.  While you're at it, you could use the new 
approach for every program that has a main+argc+argv.  I was too lazy to 
do any of this, though; I just did the minimal change to get it to work. 
 Porting is supposed to be relaxing, no?