[GEM-dev] gem fails on 10.4

[Hans-Christoph Steiner]

On Nov 25, 2009, at 2:11 AM, IOhannes m zmoelnig wrote:

> Hans-Christoph Steiner wrote:
>>
>> All I am saying is that this is a technique used for a  bunch of  
>> code.
>> I think that newer versions of gcc do stricter testing, that's why  
>> its
>> relevant.
>
> all i'm saying is that one should not test for one thing in order to  
> get
> properties of another thing.
>
> your argument is, that the compiler has changed and now refuses (or:
> refused then) to compile.
> if this was for good reason, then the code should be fixed (in our  
> case:
> to use the correct types).
> if it was for no good reasons, one could try to circumvent the  
> compiler
> (by taking hand-tailored measures)
>
> anyhow, the problem is not the compiler. it is the header files.
> thus the problem should not fixed for the compiler but for the  
> headers.
>
> i guess any compiler since OSX-10.2 would probably bail out at the  
> very
> same spot (and for good reasons).
>
>
> could you try whether it works.

Looks like Gem built on 10.4 and 10.5, but I have a problem now on  
10.4, so its my turn.

.hc


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