Re: m4 patch requests
Mike Fulton <[email protected]> Sat, 24 Dec 2022 04:29:11 +0000
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--_000_BN8PR15MB3060DE2580E6951982A89BA698EE9BN8PR15MB3060namp_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi One clarification I forgot to mention =96 these changes are to get m4 to bu= ild on z/OS. I have it running based on the m4-1.4.19 tarball and am workin= g on doing a full build using git://git.savannah.gnu.org/m4.git (I have a f= ew issues with libtools on z/OS that I am still fixing up for that). Thanks, Mike From: [email protected] <m4-discuss-bounces+f= [email protected]> on behalf of Mike Fulton <[email protected]> Date: Friday, December 23, 2022 at 19:56 To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: [EXTERNAL] m4 patch requests Hello, I am new to the m4 community and would like to understand the best w= ay to propose a patch. I have a few small changes I would like to request = =96 one minor one where there is a macro collision on z/OS where __stat is = already defined, and ZjQcmQRYFpfptBannerStart This Message Is From an External Sender This message came from outside your organization. ZjQcmQRYFpfptBannerEnd Hello, I am new to the m4 community and would like to understand the best way to p= ropose a patch. I have a few small changes I would like to request =96 one minor one where = there is a macro collision on z/OS where __stat is already defined, and two= others where I would like to add some z/OS specific code for conversion to= ASCII from EBCDIC. I have a third where the error message from our runtime is =91<message numb= er> No such file or directory=92 instead of just =91No such file or directo= ry=92. What is the preferred way to propose these changes for the community? Thanks, Mike Thanks, Mike --_000_BN8PR15MB3060DE2580E6951982A89BA698EE9BN8PR15MB3060namp_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html xmlns:o=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w=3D"urn:sc= hemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m=3D"http://schemas.microsoft.com/of= fice/2004/12/omml" xmlns=3D"http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3DWindows-1= 252"> <meta name=3D"Generator" content=3D"Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"> <style><!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Cambria Math"; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;} @font-face {font-family:Calibri; panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;} @font-face {font-family:"IBM Plex Sans"; panose-1:2 11 5 3 5 2 3 0 2 3;} @font-face {font-family:"Times New Roman \(Body CS\)"; panose-1:2 11 6 4 2 2 2 2 2 4;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:0in; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;} span.EmailStyle19 {mso-style-type:personal-reply; font-family:"IBM Plex Sans",sans-serif; color:windowtext;} .MsoChpDefault {mso-style-type:export-only; font-size:10.0pt;} @page WordSection1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;} div.WordSection1 {page:WordSection1;} --></style> </head> <body lang=3D"EN-CA" link=3D"#0563C1" vlink=3D"#954F72" style=3D"word-wrap:= break-word"> <div class=3D"WordSection1"> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:"IBM Plex Sans"= ,sans-serif">Hi<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:"IBM Plex Sans"= ,sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:"IBM Plex Sans"= ,sans-serif">One clarification I forgot to mention =96 these changes are to= get m4 to build on z/OS. I have it running based on the m4-1.4.19 tarball = and am working on doing a full build using git://git.savannah.gnu.org/m4.gi= t (I have a few issues with libtools on z/OS that I am still fixing up for t= hat).<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:"IBM Plex Sans"= ,sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <div> <div> <div> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">Thanks, Mike <o:p></o:p></p> </div> </div> </div> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:"IBM Plex Sans"= ,sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:"IBM Plex Sans"= ,sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <div style=3D"border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in = 0in 0in"> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><span style=3D"fon= t-size:12.0pt;color:black">From: </span></b><span style=3D"font-size:12.0pt;color:black">m4-discuss-bounces+= [email protected] <m4-discuss-bounces+fultonm=3Dca.ibm.com@gn= u.org> on behalf of Mike Fulton <[email protected]><br> <b>Date: </b>Friday, December 23, 2022 at 19:56<br> <b>To: </b>[email protected] <[email protected]><br> <b>Subject: </b>[EXTERNAL] m4 patch requests<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-line-height-alt:.75pt"><span style=3D"f= ont-size:1.0pt;color:white">Hello, I am new to the m4 community and would l= ike to understand the best way to propose a patch. I have a few small chang= es I would like to request =96 one minor one where there is a macro collision on z/OS where __stat is already defin= ed, and <o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-line-height-alt:.75pt"><span style=3D"f= ont-size:1.0pt;color:white">ZjQcmQRYFpfptBannerStart<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <table class=3D"MsoNormalTable" border=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding= =3D"0" width=3D"100%" style=3D"width:100.0%;border-radius:4px"> <tbody> <tr> <td style=3D"padding:12.0pt 0in 12.0pt 0in"> <table class=3D"MsoNormalTable" border=3D"1" cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding= =3D"0" width=3D"100%" style=3D"width:100.0%;background:#D0D8DC;border:none;= border-top:solid #90A4AE 3.0pt"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign=3D"top" style=3D"border:none;padding:0in 7.5pt 3.75pt 4.5pt"> <table class=3D"MsoNormalTable" border=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" cellpadding= =3D"0" align=3D"left"> <tbody> <tr> <td style=3D"padding:3.0pt 6.0pt 3.0pt 6.0pt"> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><b><span style=3D"font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"= ;Arial",sans-serif;color:black">This Message Is From an External Sende= r <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style=3D"padding:3.0pt 6.0pt 3.0pt 6.0pt"> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Ari= al",sans-serif;color:black">This message came from outside your organi= zation. <o:p></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <div> <p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-line-height-alt:.75pt"><span style=3D"f= ont-size:1.0pt;color:white">ZjQcmQRYFpfptBannerEnd<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:"IBM Plex Sans"= ,sans-serif;color:black">Hello,</span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p>= </p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:"IBM Plex Sans"= ,sans-serif;color:black">I am new to the m4 community and would like to und= erstand the best way to propose a patch. </span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:"IBM Plex Sans"= ,sans-serif;color:black">I have a few small changes I would like to request= =96 one minor one where there is a macro collision on z/OS where __stat is= already defined, and two others where I would like to add some z/OS specific code for conversion to ASCII from EBCDIC.</span>= <o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:"IBM Plex Sans"= ,sans-serif;color:black">I have a third where the error message from our ru= ntime is =91<message number> No such file or directory=92 instead of = just =91No such file or directory=92.</span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p>= </p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:"IBM Plex Sans"= ,sans-serif;color:black">What is the preferred way to propose these changes= for the community?</span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p>= </p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"color:black">Thanks, Mike </span= ><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:"IBM Plex Sans"= ,sans-serif"> </span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-family:"IBM Plex Sans"= ,sans-serif"> </span><o:p></o:p></p> <div> <div> <p class=3D"MsoNormal">Thanks, Mike <o:p></o:p></p> </div> </div> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p> </div> </body> </html> --_000_BN8PR15MB3060DE2580E6951982A89BA698EE9BN8PR15MB3060namp_--