[Gnucash-changes] check_data_type, backend configuration and gettext

[Derek Atkins]

This approach works for me.

-derek

David Hampton <hampton-gnucash at rainbolthampton.net> writes:

> On Tue, 2005-09-06 at 09:34 -0400, Derek Atkins wrote:
>> I see no reason not to use the code in core-utils in the backends.
>> That's what core-utils is there for.
>
> Why isn't this code in lib/libc?  That's where code should be that
> provides functionality that may be missing from the underlying system.
>
> As I see it, the following should occur:
>
> 1) The test from src/core-utils/core-utils.h requiring either setenv()
> or putenv() should be moved into configure.  Developers should never get
> past configure if their platform doesn't provide one of these two
> functions.
>
> 2) The rest of the file src/core-utils/core-utils.h can be deleted.
>
> 3) The file src/core-utils/core-utils.c should be moved to
> lib/libc/setenv.c.  It should provide the setenv and unsetenv functions
> on platforms where HAVE_SETENV is false.  (The current functions can
> just be renamed.)
>
> 4) Gnucash should call setenv/unsetenv.
>
> David
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