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Re: [DotGNU]csunit Error on mingw


From: James Michael DuPont
Subject: Re: [DotGNU]csunit Error on mingw
Date: Thu, 5 Dec 2002 02:26:48 -0800 (PST)

--- Rhys Weatherley <address@hidden> wrote:
> "Aditya P. Bansod" wrote:
> > 
> > > >"#ifdef __MINGW32__" should be avoided if possible.
> > 
> > Is there any particular reason for this? (don't really care either
> way, but
> > curious nonetheless).
> 
> Compilers and platforms change over time.  The mingw32 of today
> probably has a different set of libraries than the mingw32 of two
> years ago.  If someone has an older mingw32 installation, then
> it may not work for them.  And what happens when a future version
> of mingw32 adds a real lstat?  The current check won't be able
> to adapt properly.

OK, I see that, you mean use autoconf? dont hardcode the ifdefs, sure.

mike



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