On 3/17/2011 4:36 PM, Charles Wilson wrote: > OK, everybody, time out for a minute. Rather than talk vapor, I'll > develop the patches necessary.
Fair warning: I've developed this patch set, and made a cygport-based package...but I have NOT TESTED the apps at all. More later, but it's way past my bed time... > The first one, or first set (e.g. #2, above), I'll propose that > "official" upstream dos2unix accept *for all platforms*. It will not > change upstream's behavior in any way, except for offering some new options. 01-avoid-hardlink-exist-error.patch 02-cygwin-defines-win32-but-isnt.patch 03-add--safe-option.patch 04-add-follow-no-follow--infile-only.patch 05-rationalize-logic-flow.patch 06-add-ResolveSymbolicLink-function.patch 07-support-follow-no-follow--outfile.patch 08-use-canonicalize-file-name-glibc24-cygwin17.patch === 01-avoid-hardlink-exist-error.patch Makefile | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) === 02-cygwin-defines-win32-but-isnt.patch dos2unix.c | 10 +++++----- unix2dos.c | 10 +++++----- 2 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) === 03-add--safe-option.patch dos2unix.c | 3 +++ unix2dos.c | 3 +++ 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+) === 04-add-follow-no-follow--infile-only.patch dos2unix.c | 25 ++++++++++++++++++++++--- unix2dos.c | 25 ++++++++++++++++++++++--- 2 files changed, 44 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) === 05-rationalize-logic-flow.patch dos2unix.c | 27 ++++++++++++++++----------- unix2dos.c | 27 ++++++++++++++++----------- 2 files changed, 32 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-) === 06-add-ResolveSymbolicLink-function.patch dos2unix.c | 94 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ unix2dos.c | 94 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 188 insertions(+) === 07-support-follow-no-follow--outfile.patch dos2unix.c | 72 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------ unix2dos.c | 72 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------ 2 files changed, 132 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-) === 08-use-canonicalize-file-name-glibc24-cygwin17.patch dos2unix.c | 13 +++++++++++++ unix2dos.c | 13 +++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 26 insertions(+) Assuming they work (natch) I think these are suitable for upstream. > The second one (#1, above), I'll propose that Erwin use as part of his > initial cygwin package offering. This one would be only a transitional > measure, and would be slated to be dropped from a later cygwin package > after a certain amount of time has passed. === dos2unix-5.2.1-1.src.patch dos2unix.c | 2 +- unix2dos.c | 2 +- 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) Obviously, this one would eventually disappear, and would never go "upstream". Then, of course, there's the purely packaging related patch: === dos2unix-5.2.1-1.cygwin.patch dos2unix.README | 95 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ setup.hint | 7 ++++ 2 files changed, 102 insertions(+) > With regards to the d2u/u2d aliases, for now I'd just modify the cygport > script to create those as hardlinks, and not modify or patch the package > source at all. cygport script handles this. So... http://cygwin.cwilson.fastmail.fm/dos2unix-5.2.1-1-src.tar.bz2 http://cygwin.cwilson.fastmail.fm/dos2unix-5.2.1-1.tar.bz2 ...but be warned...ZERO testing so far. -- Chuck -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple
