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Re: [Bug-gnulib] Re: xalloc module dependencies
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Paul Eggert |
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Re: [Bug-gnulib] Re: xalloc module dependencies |
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Thu, 01 Apr 2004 07:24:45 -0800 |
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Simon Josefsson <address@hidden> writes:
> Perhaps what is needed is a new 'prec89-depends-on:' field, and a
> parameter to gnulib-tool to say whether it should assume c89 (the
> default, IMHO) or not?
I think this is overkill, since hardly anybody ports to pre c89
systems any more.
gnulib itself assumes C89-or-better in its syntax, so even if you port
to (say) SunOS 4.1.4 you need to first port a C89-compatible compiler.
The only concession to pre-C89 systems is that they may not have a
C89-compatible C library, which is why these extra modules are in
gnulib.
The few people who need pre-C89 capability already know about the
problems, so they don't need a "prec89-depends-on:" field. (People
who don't know about pre-C89 problems don't need to port to C89. :-)
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