stuff

ChangeLog

@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 - added IM_LIBDIR, im_guess_libdir()
 - load plugins from libdir/vips-x.x on startup
 - added meta get/set int/double/string to C++ API
-- remove time_t from vips.h, check size in im_init_world, thanks nicola
+- include time_t in vips.h, thanks nicola
 
 25/1/08 started 7.14.0
 - bump all version numbers for new stable

include/vips/vips.h

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
  * 2/7/08
  * 	- added invalidate callbacks
  * 7/8/08
- * 	- remove time_t, thanks nicola
+ * 	- include <time.h>, thanks nicola
  */
 
 /*
@@ -90,6 +90,10 @@ extern "C" {
 #include <glib.h>
 #include <gmodule.h>
 
+/* Needed for 'unused' below. Remove this when we remove that.
+ */
+#include <time.h>
+
 #include <vips/version.h>
 #include <vips/rect.h>
 
@@ -243,13 +247,14 @@ typedef struct {
 /* Struct we keep a record of execution time in. Passed to eval callback, so
  * it can assess progress.
  *
- * The 'unused' field is there for binary compatibility, it used to be a
+ * The 'unused' field is there for binary compatibility, remove this when we
- * time_t. sizeof(time_t)==8 is checked in libsrc/iofuncs/im_init_world.c. 
+ * break ABI. Though, at least on windows, sizeof(time_t) can vary with
- * We don't want to include time.h in vips.h if we don't have to.
+ * compiler flags, so we might break ABI anyway. Remove the #include <time.h>
+ * when we remove this.
  */
 typedef struct {
 	struct im__IMAGE *im;	/* Image we are part of */
-	char unused[8];		/* FIXME ... for binary compatibility */
+	time_t unused;		/* FIXME ... for binary compatibility */
 	int run;		/* Time we have been running */
 	int eta;		/* Estimated seconds of computation left */
 	gint64 tpels;		/* Number of pels we expect to calculate */

libsrc/iofuncs/im_init_world.c

@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@
  * 	- progress feedback option
  * 5/8/08
  * 	- load plugins from libdir/vips-x.x
- * 7/8/08
- * 	- check sizeof(time_t), thanks nicola
  */
 
 /*
@@ -62,10 +60,6 @@
 #include <vips/thread.h>
 #include <vips/internal.h>
 
-/* Needed for the sizeof(time_t)==8 check, see vips.h
- */
-#include <time.h>
-
 #ifdef HAVE_LIBOIL
 #include <liboil/liboil.h>
 #endif /*HAVE_LIBOIL*/
@@ -141,13 +135,6 @@ im_init_world( const char *argv0 )
 	 */
 	im__meta_init_types();
 
-	/* See vips.h ... we used to have a time_t in part of the header,
-	 * check this.
-	 */
-	if( sizeof( time_t ) != 8 ) 
-		im_warn( "im_init_world", _( "sizeof( time_t ) != 8: "
-			"ABI break possible" ) );
-
 	/* Load up any plugins in the vips libdir. We don't error on failure,
 	 * it's too annoying to have VIPS refuse to start because of a broken
 	 * plugin.