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Re: MSYS mode (continue)
- From: Kai Tietz <ktietz70 at googlemail dot com>
- To: cygwin at cygwin dot com
- Date: Thu, 4 Jul 2013 12:34:31 +0200
- Subject: Re: MSYS mode (continue)
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2013/7/4 Alexey Pavlov wrote:
> 2013/7/4 Corinna Vinschen:
>> On Jul 4 12:37, Alexey Pavlov wrote:
>>> 2013/7/4 Corinna Vinschen:
>>> > On Jul 4 13:09, Alexey Pavlov wrote:
>>> >> 2013-06-18 Alexey Pavlov
>>> >>
>>> >> * mount.cc: Allow using a shortened version of mount points in /etc/fstab
>>> >> * utsname.h: Increase sysname fiels size.
>>> >> * uname.cc: Allow changing OS name by MSYSTEM environment variable.
>>> >> [...SNIP...]
>>> >
>>> > Can we please move patch submissions to the cygwin-patches mailing list?
>>> > Thank you.
>>> >
>>> >> Index: cygwin/include/sys/utsname.h
>>> >> ===================================================================
>>> >> RCS file: /cvs/src/src/winsup/cygwin/include/sys/utsname.h,v
>>> >> retrieving revision 1.3
>>> >> diff -u -p -r1.3 utsname.h
>>> >> --- cygwin/include/sys/utsname.h 21 Jan 2013 04:38:31 -0000 1.3
>>> >> +++ cygwin/include/sys/utsname.h 18 Jun 2013 11:39:27 -0000
>>> >> @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ extern "C" {
>>> >>
>>> >> struct utsname
>>> >> {
>>> >> - char sysname[20];
>>> >> + char sysname[21];
>>> >
>>> > We can't do that. struct utsname is a publically facing structure.
>>> > If you change the size, you're breaking compatibility with existing
>>> > applications.
>>> >
>>> > You should better drop some character from the string you want to enter
>>> > here.
>>> >
>>>
>>> I can't drop any symbol from "MINGW32" word :)
>>
>> That's not 20 chars long.
>>
> Yes. But not only this need to be in 20 symbols. On cygwin 20 symbols is:
>
> CYGWIN_NT-6.1-WOW64\0
>
> But
>
> MINGW32_NT-6.1-WOW64\0
>
> is 21 symbol.
Hmm, out of curiousity. Why is the name MINGW_NT-6.1-WOW64\0 not
suitable. For what is this 32 good for?
> Regards,
> Alexey.
Sorry, for this stupid question.
Kai
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