Subj : Merge jamnntpd and smapinntpd repos
To   : Nil Alexandrov
From : Nicholas Boel
Date : Sat Feb 24 2024 07:41:40

On Sat, 24 Feb 2024 06:44:36 -0500, Nil Alexandrov -> All wrote:

 NA> I assume that everybody here is using the smapi version, am I right?
 NA> Though, the jamnntpd is based on the most recent jamlib which is 32/64bit
 NA> compatible. Cause I remember time when I could do a shortcut by passing
 NA> -m32 flag to gcc to overcome the 64bit issues in the code.

I think at this point it's a bit scattered. Some are using one or the other, and some are using both (for testing purposes, probably).

 NA> What is the point to use the jamnntpd version today, when you could just
 NA> use the modern Jam+Squish+MSG nntpd version?

 NA> For those who prefer the old fashion jamnntpd, and I appreciate their
 NA> decision, we could just put #ifdef jamlib VS SMAPI to make just one source
 NA> repo and accumulate all recent patches in one place. Sounds cool?

Jamlib hasn't been touched in what, 30 years? Whereas Smapi is a lot more current, and used in husky sources as well, which would make it a better fit for continuing the code.

I agree with you, however I don't have much say in the matter since I'm not the one coding. ;)

Regards,
Nick

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