[htdig-dev] Re: [htdig] compilation of htdig 3.1.6 on Mac OS X client v. 10.1.1

[Geoff H. <ghu...@ws...>]

On Tue, 18 Dec 2001, Gilles Detillieux wrote:

> >  #include <ostream.h>
> 
> OK, so should we just make this same change in the source distribution,
> or is there a possibility that this will cause problems on other systems?
> Do we need configure tests for these header files?  I don't think 3.2
> does any, but then 3.2 doesn't have a phenomenal record for portability.

I don't think ensuring full portability in some areas has been at the top
of my list for the 3.2 development. That may seem short-sighted, but I'd
rather see certain gaping holes fixed (e.g. query parser, mifluz) before
going full-bore at the need for additional configure tests.

That's beside the point.

Unfortunately, the whole *stream.h header issue seems to be a real
quagmire on the systems I've seen. IIRC, ostream.h doesn't exist on some
platforms, iostream.h doesn't exist on others.... So clearly a simple
check for the appropriate header file is needed. I'll add that to the
3.1.6 configure script in a moment.

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-Geoff Hutchison
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