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[bug-gnulib] Re: findutils doesn't compile on sunos 4.1.4


From: James Youngman
Subject: [bug-gnulib] Re: findutils doesn't compile on sunos 4.1.4
Date: Fri, 3 Jun 2005 23:07:43 +0100
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On Fri, Jun 03, 2005 at 10:54:07PM +0200, Bruno Haible wrote:
> Derek Price asked:
> > In a recent discussion on bug-gnulib of the GNULIB stat & lstat modules,
> > GNULIB admins Jim Meyering, Bruno, and Paul Eggert agreed that it was no
> > longer useful to support SunOS 4.1.4 in GNULIB since even Sun stopped
> > supporting it over a year ago (handy dead OS reference here:
> > <http://www.softwaredevelopment.ca/fyios.shtml>).  Has this changed?
> 
> This has not changed: we don't support SunOS 4 any more in gnulib. But
> nevertheless, since James Youngman wants to support it for findutils, I
> try to be helpful anyway.

I'd like to clarify.  In response to Jason's question about a
compilation problem on SunOS 4.1.4 I suggested that the denizens of
bug-gnulib might be able to clarify the way forward for his particular
problem (e.g. whether they would accept a patch).

Findutils uses a substantial amount of gnulib code; I would not want
the gnulib maintainers to think that I thought they should put in
extra effort to maintain support for SunOS 4.1.4.  I don't have the
spare time to try to support SunOS 4.x either, so I wouldn't expect
you guys to support it.  I did say it "would be nice" if it worked,
but then it would be nice if everything in general worked.  Sadly,
maintainers' time is finite.

Regards,
James.







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