Re: [cdesktopenv-devel] Problem with DtMmdb

2019-01-21 Thread Jon Trulson
On 1/21/19 6:55 PM, Chase wrote: > Maybe it wasn't the correct word, but in Imake, you can implement things like > "LinkSourceFile()" which has Imake replace that and it's argument with the > correct implementation of a symlink build instruction on make, autotools > doesn't have that functionali

Re: [cdesktopenv-devel] Problem with DtMmdb

2019-01-21 Thread Chase via cdesktopenv-devel
Maybe it wasn't the correct word, but in Imake, you can implement things like "LinkSourceFile()" which has Imake replace that and it's argument with the correct implementation of a symlink build instruction on make, autotools doesn't have that functionality as far as I've read. Thank you for y

Re: [cdesktopenv-devel] Problem with DtMmdb

2019-01-21 Thread Jon Trulson
On 1/21/19 4:22 PM, Chase wrote: > I did see this, but doesn't the preprocessor define instances of v_io_buf as > it's ptr version? Or is that only Only if if C_API is defined. Otherwise v_io_buf is used. >> would take me a long time to write makefile.ams for due to the fact that >>> as far as

Re: [cdesktopenv-devel] Problem with DtMmdb

2019-01-21 Thread Chase via cdesktopenv-devel
I did see this, but doesn't the preprocessor define instances of v_io_buf as it's ptr version? Or is that only within that file? And what about the references to dtxlate stuff from the exported version of DtMmdb? I have no idea where to start there. C_API is defined during compilation (all I did

Re: [cdesktopenv-devel] Problem with DtMmdb

2019-01-21 Thread Jon Trulson
On 1/21/19 2:07 PM, Chase via cdesktopenv-devel wrote: > Hi all, > > The further and further I delve into the document building system in > CDE, the more of a trainwreck I see that it is. > :) > I have been working on the autotools port, and one point of interest I > am running into continuousl

[cdesktopenv-devel] Problem with DtMmdb

2019-01-21 Thread Chase via cdesktopenv-devel
Hi all, The further and further I delve into the document building system in CDE, the more of a trainwreck I see that it is. I have been working on the autotools port, and one point of interest I am running into continuously is the issue of downsizing duplicate code. I have successfully done t