Re: [PATCH] Fix __asm__ __const__ in glib-1.2.x branch

[Pavel Roskin <proski gnu org>]

Hello, Owen!

> A) Patches for GLib should be filed in bugzilla.gnome.org 
>    (this is bug #73308, so best to just attach it there, I'm
>    not really sure a patch is that useful for this one, but 
>    it can't hurt.) Instructions are in the Glib README.

Sorry, I misread it.

I have put some reasoning on Bugzilla.  In short, if you are forced to
release 1.2.11 (e.g. for legal or security reasons), this fix is not
something I would like you to forget about.  Keep the patch in the 1.2
branch - it belongs there.

> B) It's quite unlikely that we'll ever release GLib-1.2.11.
>    mc should be ported to GLib-2.x. (Should be trival assuming
>    you've dumped gmc.)

mc is already ported.  However, glib-1.2 is easier to compile on some
"pure UNIX" platforms (no need to compile pkgconfig first), so glib-1.2
support will stay for a while.  Perhaps mc should default to glib-2.0 if
it's present - I'll have a look.

-- 
Regards,
Pavel Roskin