Re: Request for swapcontext and getcontext to be ported to our libc

[Petr Janda <elekktretterr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Ah sh*t.

Devs: have you got any comment on this and what are the chances of 
updating gcc 3.4 before the release?

Petr

Matt Emmerton wrote:
> Petr,
>
> Based on information scattered about the Internet, as well as what the
> FreeBSD folks have done, it appears that powerdns-recursor requires
> gcc-3.4.6 to compile properly.  This is a problem as DFly's native gcc is
> 3.4.5 and the pkgsrc version of 3.4.6 does not support DFly.
>
> To do this right, we will need DFly to support the 3.4.6 compiler before we
> can support this package.
>
> Regards,
> --
> Matt Emmerton
>
>   
> > > I see.
> > > What about getting someone to get powerdns-recusor compiling and
> > >       
> running?
>   
> > > Once that is done we shall arrange for your payment.
> > >
> > > Petr
> > >
> > >
> > > Matt Emmerton wrote:
> > >       
> > > > > Hey,
> > > > > Any progress on the fully libc *context functions?
> > > > >
> > > > >           
> > > > I've toyed with it a bit, but there are some issues I'm not sure how
> > > >         
> to
>   
> > > > solve (such as accessing curthread -- a kernel construct -- from
> > > >         
> > userland).
> >     
> > > > I would welcome discussion with the person who suggested it
> > > >         
> (corecode?).
>   
> > > > Also, I felt it pertinent to focus on the quick-start FreeBSD port to
> > > >         
> > get it
> >     
> > > > into the 1.8-release.
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Matt Emmerton
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >         
>
>