Re: SIGBUS -> SIGSEGV

2008/8/31 Ingo Weinhold <[email protected]>:
>
> On 2008-08-30 at 15:58:43 [+0200], Salvatore Benedetto <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>>
>> while trying to compile tcl within Haiku, the build process
>> failed in a switch case on SIGBUS saying that it was already
>> defined a few lines above, where actually the case SIGSEGV
>> was. So I looked up in the Haiku code and found the following
>>
>> #define SIGBUS      SIGSEGV /* for old style code */
>>
>> What does exactly old style code means? Is this still needed?
>
> SIGBUS is defined by POSIX, so we'll have to keep it. I'm afraid you'll have
> to "#ifndef __HAIKU__" the SIGBUS case.

Fine by me. Just wanted to understand why it is defined like SIGSEGV, is that
something to do with BeOS compatibility?

Regards,
-- 
Salvatore Benedetto (a.k.a. emitrax)
Student of Computer Engineer
University of Pisa
www.haiku-os.it

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