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Date:      Tue, 06 May 2003 18:22:32 +0200
From:      Dag-Erling Smorgrav <des@ofug.org>
To:        "Jacques A. Vidrine" <nectar@FreeBSD.org>
Cc:        freebsd-arch@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: `Hiding' libc symbols
Message-ID:  <xzp7k94gi47.fsf@flood.ping.uio.no>
In-Reply-To: <20030506155128.GB77956@madman.celabo.org> (Jacques A. Vidrine's message of "Tue, 6 May 2003 10:51:28 -0500")
References:  <20030505225021.GA43345@nagual.pp.ru> <Pine.GSO.4.10.10305051855570.10283-100000@pcnet1.pcnet.com> <16055.55244.458061.779430@piglet.timing.com> <20030506155128.GB77956@madman.celabo.org>

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"Jacques A. Vidrine" <nectar@FreeBSD.org> writes:
> There are at least two solutions:
>
>   (a) Treat malloc & company as an exception: always call them by
>       their un-adorned name from within libc.
>
>   (b) Let these specialized applications override the adorned names
>       instead.  There is probably already code within these ports to
>       deal with underscore-prefixed names.
>
> I don't really have a preference for either solution.

I have a strong preference for (b)...  in case anyone cares :)

DES
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Dag-Erling Smorgrav - des@ofug.org



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