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Can't compile master branch on Mac OS X

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Message #49 received at 27059 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Alan Third <alan <at> idiocy.org>
To: David Caldwell <david <at> porkrind.org>
Cc: 27059 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Philipp Stephani <p.stephani2 <at> gmail.com>
Subject: Re: bug#27059: Can't compile master branch on Mac OS X
Date: Tue, 30 May 2017 20:01:17 +0100

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On Tue, May 30, 2017 at 11:36:43AM -0700, David Caldwell wrote:
> nsfns.m: In function 'compute_tip_xy':
> nsfns.m:2756: error: conversion to non-scalar type requested
> nsfns.m:2756: error: conversion to non-scalar type requested
> make[1]: *** [nsfns.o] Error 1
> make: *** [src] Error 2
> 
> This was the best I could come up with for this compiler:
> 
>     NSRect r = [screen frame];
>     if (CGRectContainsPoint (*(CGRect*)&r, *(CGPoint*)&pt))
> 
> (yuck).

Indeed.

> Maybe it would be better to fall back to the GNUStep else clause in
> these cases?

That’s exactly what I was thinking as I read through this. There’s no
reason not to, afaict it is exactly equivalent.

I’ve attached a patch that reverts to the GNUstep code in all cases
and explains why.

-- 
Alan Third

[0001-Fix-build-errors-on-macOS-10.6.patch (text/plain, attachment)]

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