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

From: <tuexen_at_freebsd.org>
Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2023 13:43:17 UTC
> 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.

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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