Re: Configure GDB for MinGW

["Manu" <manubee@wanadoo.fr>]

Christopher Faylor wrote:

> On Mon, May 24, 2004 at 07:36:51PM +0200, Mark Kettenis wrote:
> >   From: "Manu"
> >   Date: Fri, 21 May 2004 12:04:20 +0200
> >
> >Thanks for your contribution.  I think it is small enough to be
> >accepted without a copyright assignment, especially if you follow the
> >advice below.  I'm not completely sure though.
>
> I guess we'd have to see the actual finished patch but given that it makes
> changes to a number of files and adds new functionality, I don't think
> it really could be considered trivial.

Is it true that the FSF sometimes accepts a disclaimer instead of a
copyright
assignment?

I've been managing a project for two or three years, I created the
application
under the GNU GPL and its library under the public domain.
I'm supporting both Free Software and Open Source. Then, I think you can
trust what I'm providing. IMO, It is more valuable than any paper.

> >A few remarks and questions:
> >
> >1. Please update the copyright year of new files or files that you
changed.
> >
> >2. Please remove any empty variables in your .mh and .mt files.
> >
> >3. Is MH_CFLAGS=-D_POSIX in mingw32.mh really necessary?
> >
> >4. Your nm-mingw32.h file seems to be a verbatim copy if nm-cygwin.h.
> >   Please use nm-cygwin.h instead.
>
> For consistency with gcc, we could rename this file n-cygming.h.
>
> >5. All your tm-mingw32.h file does in including tm-cygwin.h.  Actually
> >   I think you can just use cygwin.mt instead of mingw32.mt.  I expect
> >   that MinGW uses the same convention for returning structs as
> >   Cygwin, so that will actually fix a few bugs.
>
> Again, the cygwin.mt file could be renamed.

I like the idea.

Manu.