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Re: [PATCH] cygwin: export __getpagesize


On Mar 28 12:48, Yaakov Selkowitz wrote:
> The inclusion of <sys/cygwin.h> by <sys/shm.h>, besides causing namespace
> pollution, also makes it very difficult to get the WINVER-dependent parts
> of the former.  This affects code (such as x11vnc -unixpw_nis) which use
> both SysV shared memory (e.g. the X11 MIT-SHM extension) and user password
> authentication.
> 
> getpagesize is the simplest function to retreive this information, but it
> is a legacy function and would also pollute the global namespace. The LSB
> lists another form which is in the implementation-reserved namespace:
> 
> http://refspecs.linuxfoundation.org/LSB_3.1.0/LSB-Core-generic/LSB-Core-generic/baselib---getpagesize.html
> 
> Signed-off-by: Yaakov Selkowitz <yselkowi@redhat.com>

Looks good, please apply.


Thanks,
Corinna

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Corinna Vinschen                  Please, send mails regarding Cygwin to
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