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Date:      Fri, 27 Feb 1998 14:40:46 -0500
From:      "Kaleb S. KEITHLEY" <k.keithley@opengroup.org>
To:        hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: symbols in libc_r not in libc
Message-ID:  <34F716BE.17D3@opengroup.org>
References:  <199802271932.GAA17357@cimlogic.com.au>

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John Birrell wrote:
> 
> Kaleb S. KEITHLEY wrote:
> > Well, just that Xlib isn't in the business of providing libc functions
> > or putting a band-aid over a broken libc.
> >
> > The weak __error() function belongs in libc.

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.


-- 
Kaleb

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