Re: [dev] [OFFTOPIC] Recommended meta-build system

From: anonymous <aim0shei_AT_lavabit.com>
Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2010 01:40:25 +0300

> If you need mkstemp you have have two options: either you restrict
> your program to run only on platforms that include it, or you
> implement your own version. In either case there is *zero* advantage
> of finding out at build time whatever your system includes it or not.

What if there is different APIs on different systems? Example is
clone/rfork. With configure you can choose one of them at compile time.
And even if you want, you can't implement your own version in userspace.
Received on Sun Jan 31 2010 - 22:40:25 UTC

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