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Re: MSYS mode (continue)


2013/7/4 Corinna Vinschen:
> On Jul  4 12:34, Kai Tietz wrote:
>> 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.
>
> No sorry here, it's not stupid.  I agree, why not just drop the "32"?
>

It can be I think because in config.guess is *MINGW*.
>
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