Re: devel/nspr: Fails to build on 1500008 5f71f9636efa

From: <tuexen_at_freebsd.org>
Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2023 13:52:14 UTC

> On Dec 29, 2023, at 14:43, tuexen@freebsd.org wrote:
> 
>> On Dec 29, 2023, at 14:07, Konstantin Belousov <kostikbel@gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> On Fri, Dec 29, 2023 at 01:50:34PM +0100, Dimitry Andric wrote:
>>> The problem is really that our kernel headers (those under sys/) require C99. The only thing that https://cgit.freebsd.org/src/commit/?id=a8b70cf26030d68631200619bd1b0ad35b34b6b8 did was move two static inline functions from sys/netinet/tcp_var.h to sys/netinet/tcp.h, and it looks like the former header is never directly included by ports. The latter is, so those ports should be switched to C99, or the sys/netinet/tcp.h header should be fixed to use __inline instead.
>>> 
>> netinet/tcp.h is required by POSIX, and as far as we support applications
>> using C89, it must stay C89 compatible.
>> 
>> But why userspace would need these newish accessors at all?  IMO at least
> TCP is now using flags that are not contained in the th_flags field anymore,
> but also use the th_x2 field.
> 
> People were assuming that all flags are in th_flags and th_x2 is not used and
> used it for internal processing. This was causing problems.
> 
> Using the accessor functions hides the split between th_flags and th_x2.
> See, for example,
> https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=a8b70cf26030d68631200619bd1b0ad35b34b6b8 <https://cgit.freebsd.org/src/commit/?id=a8b70cf26030d68631200619bd1b0ad35b34b6b8>
>> for userspace they do not add any value except additional namespace pollution.
>> They should be hidden under #ifdef _KERNEL.
> That might be possible. A kernel build with this completes. Haven't checked a
> buildlworld. Will report when its done.
Thinking about it: since we expose the TCP flags to the world, we should
also expose the accessors related to it.

Best regards
Michael
> 
> Best regards
> Michael
>> 
>>> -Dimitry
>>> 
>>>> On 29 Dec 2023, at 13:30, Nuno Teixeira <eduardo@freebsd.org> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> (...)
>>>> -ansi == Same as -std=c89
>>>> 
>>>> So it seems correct to remove it when -std=c99 is used.
>>>> 
>>>> Nuno Teixeira <eduardo@freebsd.org> escreveu no dia sexta, 29/12/2023 à(s) 12:03:
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> I think we have two options:
>>>> 1. Build the ports with a C version of at least C99.
>>>> 
>>>> - Adding USE_CSTD=c99
>>>> - Removing -ansi:
>>>> --- configure.orig     2023-12-29 11:54:11 UTC
>>>> +++ configure
>>>> -    CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $(DSO_CFLAGS) -ansi -Wall"
>>>> +    CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $(DSO_CFLAGS) -Wall"
>>>> 
>>>> Fix build.
>>>> 
>>>> Notes:
>>>> 
>>>> Adding USE_CSTD=c99 doesn't fix build by itself like we seen on some ports that were fixed by it.
>>>> 
>>>> Something have changed from current 1500007 to 1500008.
>>>> 
>>>> 2. Remove the inline from tcp_[gs]et_flags().
>>>> 
>>>> Best regards
>>>> Michael
>>>>> -- 
>>>>> Nuno Teixeira
>>>>> FreeBSD Committer (ports)
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> -- 
>>>> Nuno Teixeira
>>>> FreeBSD Committer (ports)
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> -- 
>>>> Nuno Teixeira
>>>> FreeBSD Committer (ports)
>>> 
>>> 
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