id	summary	reporter	owner	description	type	status	priority	milestone	component	version	severity	resolution	keywords	cc
242	patch 2.5.4 needs -D_GNU_SOURCE on PPC	markh@…	gerard@…	"On Sat, 22, Dec, 2001 at 03:18:26PM +0100, Jean Charles Andlauer spoke thus..
> Hello again,
>
> As the original poster, I confirm that:
>
> 1. patch-2.5.4 does not work correctly under PPC if it was made with the
> default CFLAGS,
> 2. Patch-2.5.4 works correctly under PPC if it was made with
> CFLAGS=-D_GNU_SOURCE,
> 3. That most patch RPMs I have found make patch with CFLAGS=-D_GNU_SOURCE.

Somebody else commented that this was discussed a few months back:
See also the thread:
http://archive.linuxfromscratch.org/mail-archives/lfs-dev/2001/09/0736.html

We need to check it doesn't bugger up compilation on x86 platforms.  If it 
doesn't I suggest just adding it to the book with a comment as to why it's 
there."	defect	closed	highest		Book	CVS	normal	fixed