how was debate on _GNU_SOURCE resolved? can't find pthread_getattr_np

Christopher Faylor cgf-use-the-mailinglist-please@cygwin.com
Sat Mar 27 19:50:00 GMT 2010


On Sat, Mar 27, 2010 at 12:38:56PM -0400, mike marchywka wrote:
>>I must be missing the joke.
>
>no, you finally answered the question.  I didn't know they were non
>existent until I checked the headers.  Not being familiar with the
>issue I thought they might exist if I set the flag.

Function declarations which don't exist in any header file cannot show
up when you set a flag.

>>>Grepping through the pthread header however I don't see any indication
>>>the things the compiler is complaining about exist. It seems however
>>>the _GNU_SOURCE flag comes up in many headers in the include dir.
>>
>> You're conflating things here.  This has nothing to do with _GNU_SOURCE.
>> Defining _GNU_SOURCE isn't going to cause nonexistent functions to show
>> up.  The fact that you can't find the functions in a header file should
>> be a clue.  The functions simply don't exist on Cygwin.
>
>I could have missed something and maybe I just needed to install
>something new or dropped a package- they didn't have to be in a pthread
>header...  .  So I guess then the question is what replaces this or if
>you have a link to the issues here- why aren't these part of cygwin?

Why do you think?

cgf

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