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Fix for DOS build when using more accurate config[.h].in

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From: Reuben Thomas <rrt <at> sc3d.org>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 18238 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#18238: Fix for DOS build when using more accurate config[.h].in
Date: Sun, 10 Aug 2014 19:20:48 +0100

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On 10 August 2014 19:05, Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> wrote:

> > Date: Sun, 10 Aug 2014 17:47:11 +0100
> > From: Reuben Thomas <rrt <at> sc3d.org>
> >
> > DJGPP does actually have getrlimit. The special config[.h].in for MSDOS
> > lies and says it hasn't. However, this is a white lie, because getrlimit
> on
> > DJGPP doesn't support RLIMIT_AS/RLIMIT_DATA, which is what we want, so we
> > still want the workaround code. The following patch simply reverses the
> > order of a couple of tests in vm-limit.c so that being on MSDOS overrides
> > HAVE_GETRLIMIT.
> >
> > Is it OK to install?
>
> I don't see why the suggested code is better than the existing one.
> HAVE_GETRLIMIT means more than its name says, as you point out, so
> DJGPP is correct in not defining one.
>

I think I was unclear, sorry: DJGPP does define getrlimit. It is only the
MSDOS config.in that says it is not defined. If you run ./configure, then
it detects getrlimit, and defines HAVE_GETRLIMIT.

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