Bug 91088

Summary:	hard dependency on scandir
Product:	fontconfig	Reporter:	Riccardo Mottola <multix>
Component:	library	Assignee:	fontconfig-bugs
Status:	RESOLVED MOVED	QA Contact:	Behdad Esfahbod <freedesktop>
Severity:	normal
Priority:	medium	CC:	akira
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	Other
OS:	Solaris
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Description Riccardo Mottola 2015-06-24 19:11:19 UTC

Hi,

building on solaris 9 (and older) fails because the existing scandir() implementatino is inside the UCB layer (additional  -I and -L flags needed) but it is also slightly different in the parameters (direct vs. dirent). I couldn't get configure to pass, I don't even know about the code. Perhaps it can be done, but it is worth?

https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=1006050301563


Some other odd OSs apparently do not have scandir() available at all.

I propose to have a fallback version supplied to make fontconfig more portable.

E.g. look at this patch NetBSD applies in its portable package:

http://pkgsrc.se/files.php?messageId=20140715144835.1658296@cvs.netbsd.org

Instead of enabling for just one OS, perhaps it should be enabled it configure fails the test.

Thanks, Riccardo

Comment 1 Akira TAGOH 2015-06-25 02:48:00 UTC

version?
the latest should works with Solaris Studio compiler at least.

Comment 2 GitLab Migration User 2018-08-20 21:48:44 UTC

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