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

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Message #35 received at 18238 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>
Cc: 18238 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, rrt <at> sc3d.org
Subject: Re: bug#18238: Fix for DOS build when using more accurate
 config[.h].in
Date: Sat, 23 Oct 2021 09:18:54 +0300

tags 18238 wontfix
close 18238
thanks

> From: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>
> Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2021 15:02:17 -0400
> Cc: 18238 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> 
> Reuben Thomas <rrt <at> sc3d.org> writes:
> 
> > 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?
> 
> (That was in 2014.)
> 
> It seems like this patch was never installed.  Is it still relevant?

It's as relevant as it was back then, but I see no reason to make a
change with no actual functionality changes, just so the world knows
that DJGPP does have (a limited version of) getrlimit.  So I'm closing
this bug (after fixing the typo pointed by Andreas).

Thanks.

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