[comp.emacs] Building GNU Emacs 18.52 under HP-UX 6.2;

dpb@hpak.UUCP (12/01/88)

> I have an essentially useless 18.52 built under HP-UX 6.2. This emacs cannot
> be used because of messed up cursor handling.  I saw that Pierre Mathieu had
> what looked like a similar problem and I tried to contact him but to no
> avail.  If you can help me build a useful 18.52 under HP-UX 6.2, please
> reply to the address below.

GNU Emacs triggers a HP-UX 6.2 compiler bug that is fixed in HP-UX 6.2.1. 
From 6.2->6.2.1, the only thing that changes is the compiler.
You can work around the bug by adding

   #define SHORT_CAST_BUG 

to the appropriate header file. (GNU Emacs was already #ifdef'ed for the problem!)

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