Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2001 19:54:36 -0500 From: Robert Withrow <witr@rwwa.com> To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: wchar.h, ports packages, and FBSD version? Message-ID: <20011219005435.AEB1B322E@ns1.rwwa.com>
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[Got no takers in Hackers. Probably better asked here...]
Hi:
I've installed the python-2.1.1 package on a 4.3-RELEASE system,
and in the process of building zope, discovered that python is
configured with:
/* Define if the compiler provides a wchar.h header file. */
#define HAVE_WCHAR_H 1
...Which I gather is a lie for 4.3. I'm assuming that CURRENT *does*
have wchar.h. and maybe recent STABLE does too?
This leads to questions:
1 - Are port packages built on a CURRENT system?
2 - Is it wrong to install packages on anything but a bleedin' edge
current system?
3 - If it isn't wrong, then what is the expected way of dealing with
problems like the above?
Maybe I'm goofy, but it seems like packages should be built for *compatibility*
which would mean building them on something older than either STABLE or
CURRENT, since they are then automatically compatible with newer systems.
As it is it seems like the current statue is a little user-hostile: CURRENT
users can safely install packages, but everyone else has to build from
ports. Unless I'm confused?
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