testing

[Eric Lindblad]

Regarding the earlier mail about [xapian-core-1.2.24] /tests/api_replicate.cc
compiled under MSYS/MINGW (g++ 5.3.0).

It seems likely that the error was specific to certain g++ versions.

https://github.com/mxe/mxe/issues/1448

Eric at ERICS-NETBOOK /c/WORK
$ cat test.cpp
#include <stdlib.h>
int setenv(const char *name, const char *value, int overwrite)
{
    return _putenv_s(name, value);
}

int main()
{
        setenv("a", "b", 1);
        return 0;
}

Eric at ERICS-NETBOOK /c/WORK
$

Eric at ERICS-NETBOOK /c/WORK
$ g++ --version
g++.exe (GCC) 4.5.2
Copyright (C) 2010 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.


Eric at ERICS-NETBOOK /c/WORK
$ g++ -o test test.cpp
test.cpp: In function 'int setenv(const char*, const char*, int)':
test.cpp:4:33: error: '_putenv_s' was not declared in this scope

Eric at ERICS-NETBOOK /c/WORK
$

whereas

Eric at Erics-Netbook MINGW32 /c/WORK
$ g++ --version
g++.exe (Rev1, Built by MSYS2 project) 6.1.0
Copyright (C) 2016 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.


Eric at Erics-Netbook MINGW32 /c/WORK
$ g++ -o test test.cpp

Eric at Erics-Netbook MINGW32 /c/WORK
$

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On Tue, 12/13/16, Olly Betts <olly at survex.com> wrote:

 Subject: Re: testing
 To: "Eric Lindblad" <geirfuglaps at yahoo.com>
 Cc: xapian-discuss at lists.xapian.org
 Date: Tuesday, December 13, 2016, 11:48 PM