Include cygipc in the distribution (was Re: cygipc (and PostgreSQL) XP problem resolved!)

[Charles Wilson]

Christopher Faylor wrote:

> Since we no longer seem to have a cygwin-daemon maintainer, I'm wondering
> if it is time to start including cygipc in the main distribution.  It
> seems like the lack of this functionality is a real handicap to people.
> 
> FWIW, I'm willing to take over maintainership if that is a barrier.

If folks think that it would not be counterproductive to include cygipc 
in the cygwin distro, then I've no objection.

But there's no need at this time for you to take over maintaining the 
package, Chris -- I'll do it.  Besides, it'd be nice to keep you clear 
of the taint, just in case somebody (Elfyn?) suddenly starts submitting 
cygdaemon patches again.

There's one big question tho.  cygwin-daemon *really* wants a 64 bit 
key_t (e.g. long long).  Currently key_t is a typedef long (e.g. 
32bits).  Eventually, if cygdaemon is EVER going to have a chance, 
cygipc needs to adapt to the 64bit regime.

It would probably be a good idea to make this (backwards incompatible) 
change simultaneous with the introduction of cygipc into the main distro 
-- but that requires coordination with a new cygwin1.dll release and 
newlib.  Plus buy-in from the current users of cygipc (which is the 
Xshm-enabled Xserver that Ralf used to distribute with his kde port, and 
postgres, AFAIK)

I already have patches ready to adapt cygipc to the 64bit key_t, and to 
allow both cygipc and cygipc(64bit) daemons and libraries to coexist on 
the same system.  So that's ready to go.

Comments?  Corrections? (it's been awhile; I may be forgetting stuff 
concerning the 64bit key_t switchover...)

--Chuck



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