Re: RFC: proposed GPLv3 license exception draft

2009-04-22 Thread Robert Collins
On Wed, 2009-04-22 at 23:30 +0200, Ralf Wildenhues wrote: > > I guess you're saying here that the definition is not strict enough to > prevent abuses, right? Yes, of IANAL :). -Rob signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part __

Re: RFC: proposed GPLv3 license exception draft

2009-04-21 Thread Robert Collins
On Tue, 2009-04-21 at 20:46 +0200, Ralf Wildenhues wrote: > We hope that this new exception will help make Autoconf's licensing a > little more clear and robust -- if also a little more verbose -- in the > same way that GPLv3 has done for the entire free software community. We > are interested i

Re: autoconf not hard-link safe

2003-12-17 Thread Robert Collins
On Thu, 2003-12-18 at 05:05, Paul Eggert wrote: > Robert Collins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > As far as I can see, this is a bug in 'patch', as 'patch' currently > violates POSIX in this respect. > <http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/007904975/utili

Re: autoconf not hard-link safe

2003-12-16 Thread Robert Collins
On Wed, 2003-12-17 at 16:34, Paul Eggert wrote: > Robert Collins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > autoconf (more precisely autom4te AFAICT) isn't hardlink safe.. > > > > That is, if I have a two or three source trees hardlinked together (to > > save sp

autoconf not hard-link safe

2003-12-16 Thread Robert Collins
autoconf (more precisely autom4te AFAICT) isn't hardlink safe.. That is, if I have a two or three source trees hardlinked together (to save space) with only differing source files not linked, running autoconf leaves configure (and possibly other files) still hardlinked. This means that editing con

RE: Creting extra executables.

2002-04-23 Thread Robert Collins
Always create the gui makefile. Use a configure substitution to change the value of SUBDIRS, and use DIST_SUBDIRS to ensure that all the code gets distributed. Rob

RE: RFC: ./configure or ./config.status --clean

2002-04-03 Thread Robert Collins
I think there are valid points to both the 'tools don't clean up after themselves' and the 'autoconf and automake shouldn't be in lockstep' arguments. IMO autoconf will make life easier for both automake and non-automake users by providing a clean capability of it's own. That in itself should mak

RE: cygwin libtool breakage

2001-06-04 Thread Robert Collins
> -Original Message- > From: Earnie Boyd [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2001 10:55 AM > To: Robert Collins > Cc: Gary V. Vaughan; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: cygwin libtool breakage > > > Robert Collins wrote: >

Re: cygwin libtool breakage

2001-06-04 Thread Robert Collins
- Original Message - From: "Robert Collins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > - Original Message - > From: "Gary V. Vaughan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > On Monday 04 June 2001 2:22 am, Robert Collins wrote: > > > > -Orig

Re: cygwin libtool breakage

2001-06-04 Thread Robert Collins
- Original Message - From: "Gary V. Vaughan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Robert Collins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2001 6:51 AM Subject: Re: cygwin libtool br

AC_API_WIN32 and AC_API_NOWIN32

2001-03-23 Thread Robert Collins
The two attached files are macros for configuring a compiler respectively, enable WIN32 support or disable WIN32 support. They both have a high level interface that sets CFLAGS/CXXFLAGS and CPPFLAGS and a low level interface that sets [NO]WIN32FLAGS for use in projects that override CFLAGS/CPPFLA

Re: updated win32 macro

2001-03-19 Thread Robert Collins
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Re: V4a win32 macro

2001-03-16 Thread Robert Collins
Must be an oddity with my install then. Rob - Original Message - From: "Akim Demaille" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Robert Collins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, March 16, 2001 9:15 PM Subject: Re:

V4a win32 macro

2001-03-16 Thread Robert Collins
This has the AC_REQUIRE autoconf problem fixed (thanks Akim). However if the user doesn't put AC_PROG_CC in anyway, the output looks like: configure: creating cache /dev/null checking for a BSD compatible install... /bin/install -c checking whether build environment is sane... yes checking for ma

Re: win32 compiler test V3a

2001-03-16 Thread Robert Collins
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Re: win32 compiler test V3a

2001-03-16 Thread Robert Collins
, 1996, 1999, 2000 Free Software Foundation, Inc. This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Rob - Original Message - From: "Akim Demaille" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "

win32 v4

2001-03-15 Thread Robert Collins
This should be ok now. With 2 exceptions: the AC_REQUIRE lines were causing a problem - so I've dnl'd them barring some feedback from a more m4 knowedgable person. I'm a little unsure whether overriding both CPPFLAGS and CFLAGS is a good idea, but the reason is that non automake makefile.in's ma

Re: updated win32 macro

2001-03-15 Thread Robert Collins
CTED]> To: "Robert Collins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, March 16, 2001 11:08 AM Subject: Re: updated win32 macro > On Fri, Mar 16, 2001 at 09:56:43AM +1100, Robert Collins wrote: > >So in a nutshell, becaus

Re: win32 compiler test V3a

2001-03-15 Thread Robert Collins
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Re: updated win32 macro

2001-03-15 Thread Robert Collins
- Original Message - From: "Christopher Faylor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > On Fri, Mar 16, 2001 at 09:12:57AM +1100, Robert Collins wrote: > >- Original Message - > >From: "Christopher Faylor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > &g

Re: updated win32 macro

2001-03-15 Thread Robert Collins
- Original Message - From: "Christopher Faylor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Earnie Boyd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, March 16, 2001 2:51 AM Subject: Re: updated win32 macro > On Fri, Mar 16, 2001 at 12:54:01AM +1100, Rob

Re: updated win32 macro

2001-03-15 Thread Robert Collins
- Original Message - From: "Christopher Faylor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, March 16, 2001 2:29 AM Subject: Re: updated win32 macro > On Thu, Mar 15, 2001 at 11:29:34PM +1100, Robert Collins wrote: &

Re: win32 compiler test V3a

2001-03-15 Thread Robert Collins
- Original Message - From: "Akim Demaille" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Robert Collins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, March 16, 2001 2:35 AM Subject: Re: win32 compiler test V3a > > AC_

Re: win32 compiler test V3a

2001-03-15 Thread Robert Collins
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Re: win32 compiler test V3a

2001-03-15 Thread Robert Collins
- Original Message - From: "Akim Demaille" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Robert Collins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, March 16, 2001 1:46 AM Subject: Re: win32 compiler test V3a > > | Hopefu

win32 compiler test V3a

2001-03-15 Thread Robert Collins
Hopefully this is it (barring a rename on the high level interface. I missed the CPPFLAGS in the last version.. If you're code is portable this is effective with a simple AC_API_WIN32 Rob acinclude.m4

Re: updated win32 macro

2001-03-15 Thread Robert Collins
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Re: updated win32 macro

2001-03-15 Thread Robert Collins
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win32 macro version 3

2001-03-15 Thread Robert Collins
This has a better test that ; a high level interface and two low level interfaces. I had _no_ idea what the high level interface should be called, so I called it AC_API_WIN32 - please suggest a better name. The low level interface sets WIN32FLAGS to the needed flags for that language (but doesn'

Re: updated win32 macro

2001-03-15 Thread Robert Collins
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Re: updated win32 macro

2001-03-15 Thread Robert Collins
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Re: updated win32 macro

2001-03-15 Thread Robert Collins
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Re: updated win32 macro

2001-03-15 Thread Robert Collins
I just went and looked at the AC_LANG stuff properly - to support that properly it seems like I need to choose _which_ variables get altered on the basis of the current stack value, or go with language specific functions. Whats better? Is it worth supporting the AC_LANG for this essentially non-u

Re: updated win32 macro

2001-03-15 Thread Robert Collins
just a note: another reason that LDFLAGS etc aren't changed, is that it's not needed: (from the gcc specs file entry *cpp: %{mwin32:-DWIN32 -D_WIN32 -D__WIN32 -D__WIN32__ -DWINNT -idirafter /usr/include/w32api} ) Of course it may need to change in the future.. Rob

Re: updated win32 macro

2001-03-15 Thread Robert Collins
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Re: updated win32 macro

2001-03-15 Thread Robert Collins
- Original Message - From: "Akim Demaille" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>>>> "Robert" == Robert Collins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Robert> It looks like the cc result is not used from cache - so I > Robert> don't thi

Re: updated win32 macro

2001-03-15 Thread Robert Collins
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Re: updated win32 macro

2001-03-15 Thread Robert Collins
- Original Message - From: "Akim Demaille" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > | > My opinion is that AC_PROG_CC_WIN32 should contain an AC_REQUIRE of > | > AC_CANONICAL_HOST, and should ensure the case $host itself. > | > | Why? > > To make it easier to read and write where it is used. Ok. Lets s

Re: updated win32 macro

2001-03-15 Thread Robert Collins
> - Original Message - > From: "Alexandre Oliva" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > On Mar 14, 2001, "Robert Collins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > I suggest separating `test for features and display results&#x

Re: updated win32 macro

2001-03-15 Thread Robert Collins
- Original Message - From: "Akim Demaille" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Robert Collins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2001 8:23 PM Subject: Re: updated win32 macro > > | Sampl

Re: updated win32 macro

2001-03-15 Thread Robert Collins
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updated win32 macro

2001-03-14 Thread Robert Collins
Ok, version 2.. returns true/false now. I've also updated te sample code to reflect this ... updated email ... I've put together a autoconf macro to configure CC to include the Win32 API, if it is available. I've only put in the methods _I know of and can test_, more fallback tests are welcom

Re: -mwin32 test macro

2001-03-14 Thread Robert Collins
Thanks. I'll do a new one up with that change (and any others suggested in the meantime). It's quite late where I am (1:30 am) so that'll be tomorrow :] Rob - Original Message - From: "Lars J. Aas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Robert Collins"

-mwin32 test macro

2001-03-14 Thread Robert Collins
I've put together a autoconf macro to configure CC to include the Win32 API, if it is available. I've only put in the methods _I know of and can test_, more fallback tests are welcome. Sample code to use it in configure.in, when the program _needs_ the win32 API: AC_CANONICAL_HOST case "${host}

Re: Detecting the need for -mwin32 in newer cygwin gcc's

2001-03-08 Thread Robert Collins
- Original Message - From: "Christopher Faylor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > On Thu, Mar 08, 2001 at 10:49:33PM +1100, Robert Collins wrote: > >cygwin, win32 > >cygwin, nowin32 > >no cygwin (aka mingw32), win32 > >no cygwin, nowin32 > > -mno-c

Re: Detecting the need for -mwin32 in newer cygwin gcc's

2001-03-08 Thread Robert Collins
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Re: Detecting the need for -mwin32 in newer cygwin gcc's

2001-03-08 Thread Robert Collins
- Original Message - From: "Alexandre Oliva" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Charles S. Wilson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "Christopher Faylor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2001 9:48 PM Subject: Re: Detecting the need for -mwin32 in newer cy