Date: Mon, 5 May 1997 22:04:46 -0500 (CDT) From: Gary Clark II <gclarkii@main.gbdata.com> To: bde@zeta.org.au (Bruce Evans) Cc: jkh@time.cdrom.com, nadav@barcode.co.il, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: /usr/include/ftpio.h is not C++ safe Message-ID: <199705060304.WAA01503@main.gbdata.com> In-Reply-To: <199705052009.GAA09324@godzilla.zeta.org.au> from Bruce Evans at "May 6, 97 06:09:16 am"
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Bruce Evans wrote: > >Don't pollute new code with the __P() gunge. It just makes it harder > >to read and there are no compilers we need to use which do not accept > >full ANSI prototypes. > > Headers in /usr/include should support K&R since they may be used with > old code. > > Bruce > What is our reason for having old code around? Is there a GOOD reason why we are trying to support a non-ansi compiler? What is the chance that FreeBSD will ever need to do this in real life? Gary -- Gary Clark II (N5VMF) | I speak only for myself and "maybe" my company gclarkii@GBData.COM | Member of the FreeBSD Doc Team Providing Internet and ISP startups - http://WWW.GBData.com for information FreeBSD FAQ at ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD/docs/FAQ.latin1
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