Subj : Compiling ``slib'' w/Watcom
To   : All
From : Serguei Trouchelle
Date : Sat Nov 15 2003 01:12 am

Used:
  OpenWatcom 1.1
  UnxUtils (w/GNU Make version 3.78.1)
  Windows 2000 SP4

First problem is unability to correctly execute sh ./configure, it has nested 
sh executions, based on #! method, which doesn't work under WinNT environments.
So, I have to write own vars_windowsnt.mk
Using ./configuration-test/make.sh with 3.78.1 cause some problems too, it can 
understand only 3.## 

By the way, using uname to determinte target platform is wrong. For example, 
Watcom can successfully compile OS/2 target under WinNT environment and vice 
versa. So I think original Lanius methods with $(COMP), $(MODE) etc was a good 
idea. 

Second problem is vars.mk file. It is very unportable. I think all variables, 
specific for GCC or UNIX have to be tranferred to vars_gcc.mk or stuff.

For example, see line

CPPFLAGS = -DUNIX $(EXTRA_CPPFLAGS) $(INCLUDES) $(EXTRA_INCLUDES)
           ^^^^^^

I don't think it is a good idea to write this in main module :)

Next. ./slib/Makefile

It has hard-coded ``gcc'' lines. I think it is a very bad idea...

Compiling smserial.c must be used only for OS/2 and UNIX, no need to compile it 
for DOS/D386/NT platforms.

[to be continued...]

Serguei Trouchelle 
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