[STDCXX-23] [Cygwin] messages.cpp needs catopen, catgets etc

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Trivial
• Resolution: Cannot Reproduce
• Affects Version/s: 4.1.2, 4.1.3, 4.1.4
• Fix Version/s: 4.2.1
• Component/s: 22. Localization

Environment

Cygwin

• Assignee: Farid Zaripov
• Reporter: Lance Diduck
• Created: 14/Sep/05 11:20
• Updated: 16/Mar/08 02:26
• Resolved: 16/Mar/08 02:26

Description

http://sources.redhat.com/ml/cygwin/2004-04/msg00679.html shows that libc does not have catopen, catgets, etc. Library compiles but does not link.
A recent thread (Jun 2005) discusses adding "libcatgets" http://blog.gmane.org/gmane.os.cygwin.applications/month=20050601
There are at least these approaches:
1. Implement the missing stuff ourselves
2. Implement messages.cpp in terms of the underlying Windows messaging subsystem (i.e. FormatMessage, etc)
3. Require libcatgets , change build

Issue Links

• is related to: STDCXX-24 [Cygwin] collate.cpp needs wcsnxfrm