From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v752.2) In-Reply-To: <5d375e920706101502q51ddf024v99d1018c27ad955d@mail.gmail.com> References: <5d375e920706101502q51ddf024v99d1018c27ad955d@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Message-Id: <7E2E93FE-3943-4195-8046-6F45DFEA76D2@tinker.com> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: Kim Shrier Subject: Re: [9fans] trouble with include order using c compiler with ansi preprocessor Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2007 16:47:52 -0600 To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@cse.psu.edu> Topicbox-Message-UUID: 7d091bce-ead2-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 On Jun 10, 2007, at 4:02 PM, Uriel wrote: > The most desirable way is not to use (so called) 'UNIX software' at > all (which this days is little more than an euphemism for GNU/PoSix > mountains of crud). > > Best wishes > > uriel I do agree with your assessment of GNU/Posix software. However, I would like to use this program that already runs on UNIX and (shudder) Windows, on Plan 9. I always hate it when people use the expediency argument on me but the quickest way to get this running on Plan 9 is to port it over. My intent, after I get it running, is to look at the software in detail and see how I can adapt it to use Plan 9 idioms to get its job done. Since I won't need to port the Plan 9 updates back, I can be quite ruthless in my rewriting. Essentially, I am trying to go from accounting to lion taming via banking. Also, since the software is being maintained by other people, I will want to pick up current versions of the source from time to time and apply my updates to it. I was trying to isolate my source modifications to make it easier to keep track of what I changed vs. the original code without having to maintain a huge patch file. Kim