X-Recipient: archive-cygwin AT delorie DOT com X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Message-ID: <473AF75E.2020707@cygwin.com> Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2007 08:25:50 -0500 From: "Larry Hall (Cygwin)" Reply-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.8.1.3) Gecko/20070505 Remi/2.0.0.0-3.fc4.remi Thunderbird/2.0.0.0 Mnenhy/0.7.5.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Subject: Re: Support for sa_sigaction References: <473AC8C0 DOT 22E4822B AT tid DOT es> <20071114102159 DOT GA18599 AT calimero DOT vinschen DOT de> <473AD483 DOT C0614E54 AT tid DOT es> In-Reply-To: <473AD483.C0614E54@tid.es> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Joaquín Mª López Muñoz wrote: > Corinna Vinschen ha escrito: > >> On Nov 14 11:06, Joaqu?n M? L?pez Mu?oz wrote: >>> Hello, >>> >>> The latest releases of Cygwin support include sa_sigaction member in the >>> structure sigaction, but older releases such as Cygwin 1.5.7 don't (I've just >>> checked it out with my 1.5.7 local copy). >>> >>> How can I find the exact Cygwin release where sa_sigaction began to be >>> supported? I've scanned the web, the mailing lists archive and the CVS repo >>> looking for this piece of info, to no avail. >> Use `cvs annotate' to find the date when sa_sigaction has been >> introduced and then check against the release dates. So, from what I >> can tell, 1.5.7 should already have sa_sigaction. sa_sigaction has been >> introduced immediately when introducing the file include/cygwin/signal.h >> on 2003-11-03, while Cygwin 1.5.7 has been released on 2004-01-31. > > These dates are correct, but there's no include/cygwin/signal.h in my > local copy of cygwin. I don't know which exact Cygwin package would > bring that header in. >> However, why is it important to know? Just use the latest Cygwin >> version and you're done. > > In order to support legacy environments. I'm doing this reasearch in connection with > the Boost Config Library (http://boost.org/libs/config/config.htm ). Still not clear why it's important for you to live in the past. What exactly about upgrading is the problem? -- Larry Hall http://www.rfk.com RFK Partners, Inc. (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office 216 Dalton Rd. (508) 893-9889 - FAX Holliston, MA 01746 _____________________________________________________________________ A: Yes. > Q: Are you sure? >> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. >>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email? -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/