Re: [bug-gnulib] New GNULIB glob module?

[Derek Price]

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Paul Eggert wrote:

>Derek Price <address@hidden> writes:
>
>>+# ifdef HAVE___POSIX_GETPWNAM_R
>>+ /* Solaris. */
>>+# define getpwnam_r(name, bufp, buf, len, res) \
>>+ __posix_getpwnam_r (name, bufp, buf, len, res)
>>+# endif
>
>
>I don't see why this is needed. The Solaris include files already
>contain the magic necessary to convert getpwnam_r to
>__posix_getpwnam_r, right? Or is it because that depends on
>_POSIX_PTHREAD_SEMANTICS? If so, why not define that, as follows? I
>don't see why any gnulib-using application would want the nonstandard
>Solaris versions of the *_r functions.
>
>--- extensions.m4.~1.6.~ 2005-02-23 05:49:36 -0800
>+++ extensions.m4 2005-05-24 12:35:48 -0700
>@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ AC_DEFUN([gl_USE_SYSTEM_EXTENSIONS], [
> [/* Enable extensions on Solaris. */
> #ifndef __EXTENSIONS__
> # undef __EXTENSIONS__
>+#endif
>+#ifndef _POSIX_PTHREAD_SEMANTICS
>+# undef _POSIX_PTHREAD_SEMANTICS
> #endif])
> AC_DEFINE([__EXTENSIONS__])
>+ AC_DEFINE([_POSIX_PTHREAD_SEMANTICS])
> ])


I really have no idea.  Larry, can you tell us if defining
_POSIX_PTHREAD_SEMANTICS would work to get the POSIX version of
getpwnam_r on Solaris?

Regards,

Derek
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