Re: cvs commit: src/include stdio.h src/lib/libc/stdio clrerr.c feof.c ferror.c fileno.c getc.c getchar.c local.h putc.c putchar.c xprintf.c

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Peter Jeremy <peterjeremy@optushome.com.au>
Date
5 May 2008 19:24:42
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Re: cvs commit: src/include stdio.h src/lib/libc/stdio clrerr.c feof.c ferror.c fileno.c getc.c getchar.c local.h putc.c putchar.c xprintf.c
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On Mon, May 05, 2008 at 02:59:28PM -0400, John Baldwin wrote:
>On Monday 05 May 2008 02:40:03 pm Alfred Perlstein wrote:
>> I'm _not_ objecting, just interested in why.
>>
>> Any references to discussions on this? Are we now safe for
>> future compat or something?
>
>Having FILE be opaque broke just about every 'configure' script on the
>planet. :(

Either autoconf and friends are _intended_ as impediments to
portability or they are completely broken by design.

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Peter Jeremy
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