On Thu, Nov 28, 2013 at 13:43, Christian Weisgerber wrote: > This switches misc/ytree from the bizarrely obsolete re_comp(3) to > POSIX regcomp(3) and thus removes the need for linking with libcompat.
> COMMENT= DOS-XTREE(tm) look-a-like file manager > +-#if defined( sun ) || defined( linux ) || defined( __NeXT__ ) || > defined( OSF1 ) || defined( __OpenBSD__ ) || defined(__NetBSD__) || > defined( __FreeBSD__ ) || defined( __GNU__ ) > ++#if defined( sun ) || defined( linux ) || defined( __NeXT__ ) || > defined( OSF1 ) || defined(__NetBSD__) || defined( __FreeBSD__ ) || > defined( __GNU__ ) I don't know if this is maintained any more or not, but maybe just gutting the re_comp bits entirely is an option. It's not like freebsd is missing regcomp. "Here, 10 lines less code. And simpler!" may be easier for upstream than endless fiddling with endless lists of operating systems. Just thinking.
