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Re: Detection of utmp/pty for *BSD.
From: |
Ralf Wildenhues |
Subject: |
Re: Detection of utmp/pty for *BSD. |
Date: |
Fri, 10 Sep 2010 07:44:06 +0200 |
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Mutt/1.5.20 (2010-04-22) |
[ adding bug-autoconf ]
* Mats Erik Andersson wrote on Fri, Sep 10, 2010 at 12:19:08AM CEST:
> The quick punch lines first:
>
> * <utmp.h> is __NOT__ self-contained, neither for OpenBSD, nor FreeBSD.
>
> * <libutil.h> is __NOT__ self-contained for FreeBSD.
>
> In contrast,
>
> * <util.h> __is__ self-contained for OpenBSD.
[...]
> All these failures are rescued by the simple insertion of a single
>
> #include <sys/types.h>
>
> before either of the original header files, but not after!
I think such knowledge has a place in autoconf.texi and maybe also
Autoconf macros, too. This is not just interesting for gnulib.
Thanks,
Ralf