Re: Style question

Larry Rosenman writes:

> We currently have a patch in the doc/FAQ_SCO file for the "accept
> doesn't send AF_UNIX to the caller" problem on SCO UnixWare 7.1.[01]. 
> Is there any problem with configure finding out we are on one of those
> releases (uname -v), and setting a UW= variable so the user doesn't
> have to remember to patch their sources? 

I think we should install this patch conditional on some __UnixWare__
#define, if there's a good one.  If there isn't, then we can add our own
#define ACCEPT_IS_BUSTED_IN_PECULIAR_WAYS in src/include/port/unixware.h.

Testing runtime behaviour in configure is not good "style". :)

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