RE: abiword-0.99.3: ispell_checker.cpp:327: cannot convert .. on hp-ux 11.00

From: Dom Lachowicz (doml@appligent.com)
Date: Fri Mar 22 2002 - 12:58:01 EST

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    martin - i already fixed the problem. please cvs update.

    dom

    On Fri, 2002-03-22 at 12:41, Gansser, Martin wrote:
    > Hi,
    >
    > this is a workaround for hp-ux 11.00
    >
    > diff ispell_checker.cpp ispell_checker.cpp.cln
    > 327c327
    > < snprintf(buf, 1024, (char *)text, szLang);
    > ---
    > > snprintf(buf, 1024, text, szLang);
    >
    > Martin
    >
    > > -----Original Message-----
    > > From: Dom Lachowicz [mailto:doml@appligent.com]
    > > Sent: Friday, March 22, 2002 4:20 PM
    > > To: AbiWord Developer List
    > > Subject: RE: abiword-0.99.3: ispell_checker.cpp:327: cannot convert ..
    > > on hp-ux 11.00
    > >
    > >
    > > > but I didnīt understand, why hpux 10.20 works with the
    > > external GNU snprintf
    > > > ?
    > >
    > > Because hpux 10.20 didn't supply its own snprintf, so you set up the
    > > build system so that GNU snprintf's definition was found (and correct,
    > > for that matter). Now you're running into another problem - hpux 11.0
    > > decided to include a snprintf function in its library. But the damn
    > > fools gave it the wrong prototype.
    > >
    > > SO:
    > >
    > > 1) Problem 1 - using the HP/UX snprintf won't work because it takes a
    > > char * format string instead of a const char * format string.
    > > Bad HP/UX
    > > programmers. I forbid you to merge with Compaq...
    > >
    > > 2) Problem 2 - using the GNU snprintf on HP/UX 11.0 won't work because
    > > now there are 2 definitions of the same function. This is a compiler
    > > error.
    > >
    > > So HP/UX basically just screwed you by doing a half-assed job when
    > > including a snprintf function in their library. Sorry.
    > >
    > > > PS: what is bitch-slap ?
    > >
    > > Annoy and pester them in a rude way until they do what you
    > > want them to.
    > >
    > > Dom
    > >





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