From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on dcvr.yhbt.net X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-ASN: AS22989 209.51.188.0/24 X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.1 required=3.0 tests=BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS, MAILING_LIST_MULTI,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_HI,SPF_HELO_PASS,SPF_PASS shortcircuit=no autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 Received: from lists.gnu.org (lists.gnu.org [209.51.188.17]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by dcvr.yhbt.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id C616C1F8C6 for ; Tue, 29 Jun 2021 03:22:50 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost ([::1]:43628 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1ly4Kn-0007dg-JF for normalperson@yhbt.net; Mon, 28 Jun 2021 23:22:49 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:46798) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1ly2gV-0001ST-Ds for bug-gnulib@gnu.org; Mon, 28 Jun 2021 21:37:07 -0400 Received: from athena.zia.io ([2602:fe6b:1012:1::1]:59298) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1ly2gS-0006qk-SE for bug-gnulib@gnu.org; Mon, 28 Jun 2021 21:37:06 -0400 Received: from sparky.zia.io (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by athena.zia.io (8.15.2/8.15.2) with ESMTPS id 15T1ahkq017566 (version=TLSv1.3 cipher=TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 bits=256 verify=NOT); Tue, 29 Jun 2021 01:36:44 GMT DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=ziaspace.com; s=selector; t=1624930604; bh=mo4riGOHi/3gbTvZiZ/xUYYzQPOxKjM63wuaS/M5o7U=; h=Date:From:To:cc:Subject:In-Reply-To:References; b=xWbT6O+cRpc6hjO2EQj/vl7Z/XW0prk/Y9z+RBHNEC0c3NmjL5upJhMVyVt81pAfH cNRUAO5amEJVPOUqQ52hn/Zc2egWUCZmOoKEFCzqTHEU7s/hh6LKcKZPdGYBbsLveK X2VUIi4XgruICqE5g+6Snurz8vMKqU9q5AhPd8QA= Received: from localhost (john@localhost) by sparky.zia.io (8.15.2/8.15.2/Submit) with ESMTP id 15T1agAA000120; Tue, 29 Jun 2021 01:36:43 GMT X-Authentication-Warning: sparky.zia.io: john owned process doing -bs Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2021 01:36:42 +0000 (UTC) From: john@ziaspace.com X-X-Sender: john@sparky.zia.io To: Bruno Haible cc: Thomas Klausner , js@netbsd.org, bug-gnulib@gnu.org Subject: Re: pkgsrc m4 patches In-Reply-To: <2375309.9fctQjVWc2@omega> Message-ID: References: <20210628183547.b4tcphi5urqsto3c@yt.nih.at> <2375309.9fctQjVWc2@omega> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-4.4.3 (athena.zia.io [0.0.0.0]); Tue, 29 Jun 2021 01:36:44 +0000 (UTC) Received-SPF: pass client-ip=2602:fe6b:1012:1::1; envelope-from=john@ziaspace.com; helo=athena.zia.io X-Spam_score_int: -20 X-Spam_score: -2.1 X-Spam_bar: -- X-Spam_report: (-2.1 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, SPF_HELO_NONE=0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-Mailman-Approved-At: Mon, 28 Jun 2021 23:22:45 -0400 X-BeenThere: bug-gnulib@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: Gnulib discussion list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnulib-bounces+normalperson=yhbt.net@gnu.org Sender: "bug-gnulib" >> I just updated m4 in pkgsrc to 1.4.19 and noticed that I could remove >> almost all patches. Thank you for that! >> >> Then I thought I'd point out the remaining ones to you in the hope we >> can get rid of those as well. >> >> The first one is ancient, in pkgsrc since at least 2013; it's for the >> NetBSD vax port. I don't know more than that about it. jklos committed >> it, so perhaps he has more details. > Regarding NetBSD/vax support, I won't act because > 1) the patch does not give background information, > 2) I guess that this platform is in the same category as > https://www.gnu.org/software/gnulib/manual/html_node/Unsupported-Platforms.html > and all CPUs that were designed later than DEC alpha support > IEEE 854 well, including NaNs. VAX is certainly not in the same category as the examples on that page :P That said, the patch isn't needed any more, since evaluation at compile time doesn't happen any more. Thanks, John Klos