Re: Compile fix for SCO OPenServer

[Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>]

Boyd Lynn Gerber <gerberb@zenez.com> writes:

> On Wed, 30 Jul 2008, Junio C Hamano wrote:
>> Aidan Van Dyk <aidan@highrise.ca> writes:
>> > SCO OpenServer also hides the definitions of (at least) u_short and
>> > friends if _XOPEN_SOURCE is defined.
>> 
>> I thought that was covered by 457bb45 (Port to 12 other Platforms., 2008-06-08).
>
> I thought it was covered as well.
>
>> Sign-off?
>> 
>> Boyd, does this make any of the earlier symbols you added redundant?
>
> I have just tried this on 4 OpenServer 6.0 machines fresh installed and I 
> do not need this added.  I am trying to figure out what is different on 
> his.  It appears he is using the exact same version of the compiler as 
> well.
>
> My uname -a gives me this...
>
> SCO_SV tech0 5 6.0.0 i386
>
> and the gcc -V gives me the exact same compiler.  So I do not know why he 
> has to have the additional __OPENSERVER__.  This does break my OpenServer 
> 5.0.7 fresh install as well.  So I would not use it.  What I do not 
> understand is why the !defined(__USLC__) does not catch it.  It should.

Thanks for a prompt response.

Could you work with Aidan to come up with the optimal solution that does
not break anybody?  I won't queue this patch until the issue is sorted
out.