Re: can't compile coreutils-9.3 any more after upgrade to cygwin-3.4.8

[Corinna Vinschen <corinna-cygwin@cygwin.com>]

On Sep  1 03:28, Mark Geisert via Cygwin-apps wrote:
> Hi Corinna,
> 
> Corinna Vinschen via Cygwin-apps wrote:
> > On Aug 30 20:10, Corinna Vinschen via Cygwin-apps wrote:
> > > On Aug 30 12:04, Brian Inglis via Cygwin-apps wrote:
> > > > On 2023-08-30 06:17, Corinna Vinschen via Cygwin-apps wrote:
> > > > > On Aug 30 11:57, Corinna Vinschen via Cygwin-apps wrote:
> > > > > > On Aug 30 11:34, Corinna Vinschen via Cygwin-apps wrote:
> > > > > > >    #define CPU_ZERO_S(siz, set) __cpuset_zero_s (siz, set)
> > > > > > > -static __inline void
> > > > > > > -__cpuset_zero_s (size_t siz, cpu_set_t *set)
> > > > > > > -{
> > > > > > > -  (void) memset (set, 0, siz);
> > > > > > > -}
> > > > > > > +void __cpuset_zero_s (size_t, cpu_set_t *);
> > > > > > >    [...]
> > > > > > > +__cpuset_zero_s (size_t siz, cpu_set_t *set)
> > > > > > > +{
> > > > > > > +  (void) memset (set, 0, siz);
> > > > > > > +}
> > > > > > > +
> > > > > > >    } /* extern C */
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Also, we can avoid an external __cpuset_zero_s function by just using a
> > > > > > loop, kind of like this:
> > > > > 
> > > > > I attached a matching patch. Please give it a try.
> > > > 
> > > > Shouldn't cpuset.h #include <stddef.h> for size_t and <sys/types.h> for pid_t?
> > > 
> > > It shouldn't need that. sys/cpuset.h is a non-standard header which is
> > > only included indirectly via sys/types.h.
> > > 
> > > We may want to change from size_t to __size_t and from pid_t to __pid_t.
> > > That should eliminate any further dependency.
> > 
> > Try this:
> 
> After applying both patches to my system I was able to build coreutils
> without issues.  After updating my local Cygwin tree's sched.cc and
> cygwin.din I rebuilt the Cygwin DLL without issues.
> 
> I then tried recompiling a CPU affinity test program of mine (that uses
> cpusets) but it could not link due to missing __cpuset_alloc and
> __cpuset_free.  I think this is likely a local issue of mine in copying
> newly-built stuff into place, though I've automated that process and do it
> frequently, so...  ?

You missed to copy libcygwin.a to /usr/lib.

> I believe those two patches you wrote are fine.  Ship when convenient, I say.
> Cheers & Regards,

Great, thanks for testing!


Corinna