From:	pavenis AT lanet DOT lv
To:	Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>, djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Date:	Mon, 15 May 2000 14:02:29 +0200
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Subject:	Re: OT: RHIDE and G77 (FORTRAN 77)
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On 15 May 2000, at 14:34, Eli Zaretskii wrote:

> 
> On Mon, 15 May 2000, Andris Pavenis wrote:
> 
> > > The same problem was fixed in previous versions of GCC and RHIDE by
> > > defining RHIDE_TYPED_LIBS_DJGPP.f.  That's why this variable was added
> > > to DJGPP.ENV.  If the reason for these new problems is that RHIDE was
> > > changed, I think this is an unfortunate change.  I wish people would
> > > refrain from making such changes, to avoid breaking something that
> > > took a long time to make work.
> > > 
> > > > To summarize, the correct fix is to put the line
> > > >    RHIDE_TYPED_LIBS.f=g2c m
> > > > in either RHIDE.ENV, or the [rhide] section of DJGPP.ENV.
> > > 
> > > I would argue that, rather than change DJGPP.ENV, RHIDE should be
> > > changed to use RHIDE_TYPED_LIBS_DJGPP.f, as it did previously.
> > > 
> > 
> > Well. Looked through source archives I had on HD and didn't find 
> > RHIDE_TYPED_LIBS_DJGPP.f anywhere (only RHIDE_TYPED_LIBS.f).
> 
> I picked that name from your message.  See the message "Re: Rhide & 
> g77-2.81" posted by you to this news group on August 19, 1998.  I
> didn't realize that the general name RHIDE_TYPED_LIBS does not imply
> the DJGPP-specific name.
> 
> When DJGPP v2.03 was in the works, I suggested to add 
> RHIDE_TYPED_LIBS_DJGPP.f to DJGPP.ENV (see my messages to djgpp-workers 
> around August 25, 1999 "Re: RHIDE section in DJGPP.ENV").  Neither you 
> nor Robert Hoehne objected.

Perhaps I didn't look at sources that time

> Needless to say, since I don't use RHIDE, I have to rely on yours 
> and Robert's judgement.
> 
> > Also I don't see any special reason why to introduce such as there are
> > no related file naming conflicts even for plain DOS:
> 
> Perhaps the fact that this variable is in DJGPP.ENV is a reason good 
> enough to add it.

Ok. I can do it for my version. But I know nothing about Roberts WIP 
version (I haven't heard anything from him already for a rather long 
time)

> In fact, it would make sense that the two variables RHIDE_TYPED_LIBS.x 
> and RHIDE_TYPED_LIBS_DJGPP.x would both resolve to the same string when 
> the OS is DJGPP, if the second variable was not explicitly redefined.

RHIDE_TYPED_LIBS.f  is not only such thing. There are more. Ideally 
all should work without any setting in DJGPP.ENV

Andris

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