Date: Sat, 28 Feb 1998 06:50:52 +1100 (EST) From: John Birrell <jb@cimlogic.com.au> To: k.keithley@opengroup.org (Kaleb S. KEITHLEY) Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: symbols in libc_r not in libc Message-ID: <199802271950.GAA17429@cimlogic.com.au> In-Reply-To: <34F716BE.17D3@opengroup.org> from "Kaleb S. KEITHLEY" at "Feb 27, 98 02:40:46 pm"
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Kaleb S. KEITHLEY wrote: > Another reason why the weak __error() belongs in libc, and not in Xlib > is because ANSI/POSIX/ISO C reserves all identifiers that begin with an > underscore (X used _X* before ANSI C annexed underscore as a prefix) so > it's clear to me that __error() in Xlib would be an egregious hack. Xlib shouldn't have to know how an OS goes about providing a POSIX interface. __error() is internal and implementation dependent. -- John Birrell - jb@cimlogic.com.au; jb@netbsd.org; jb@freebsd.org CIMlogic Pty Ltd, GPO Box 117A, Melbourne Vic 3001, Australia +61 418 353 137 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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