[comp.os.minix] Future of Minix -- debugging libraries

Leisner.Henr@xerox.com (marty) (07/19/89)

I don't think sticking debugging ifdefs in the libraries will be very
useful.

I don't know what experiences other people have had but my major problem in
portability is getting the C compiler to accept the program.  In the
process of getting the code to compile, the header file errors are usually
uncovered, which will usually uncover other errors.

Once it compiles and links, it generally runs (I can't recall a case where
it didn't due to wrong arguments in library functions).

Wrong types (i.e. dealing with ioctl and the like) is another story.


marty
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