Re: [mingw rfc] Add mkdtemp to gdb/gnulib/ [Re: [PATCH v4 14/14] the "compile" command]

Kai Tietz
2014-12-15T13:11:19Z

Hi,

----- Ursprüngliche Mail -----
> Hi Yao,
>
> > I can reproduce your build failure with x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc too.
> > Looks gnulib sys_time module needs update, or maybe we have to use win32
> > api, such as GetTempPath and GetRandomFileName.
>
> Do you mean that the problem is solved with a more recent version
> of gnulib?
>
> I would personally take a two-step approach: First, immediately
> fix the build issue using the second recommendation you made, which
> is to use win32 routines on Windows hosts for now. Then, we can
> work towards first upgrading gnulib, and then importing mkdtemp.
> I find that updating gnulib to always be fairly disruptive, which
> is why I propose we stabilize the problem first to get builds
> working back ASAP, and then look at gnulib.
>
> --
> Joel
>

I fully agree with Joel.

Kai