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Date:      Mon, 17 Jun 2002 15:06:18 +1000 (EST)
From:      Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au>
To:        Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com>
Cc:        Maxime Henrion <mux@FreeBSD.ORG>, <current@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: duplicate -ffreestanding in kernel build
Message-ID:  <20020617150426.W3371-100000@gamplex.bde.org>
In-Reply-To: <3D0C78F0.FDD244F9@mindspring.com>

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On Sun, 16 Jun 2002, Terry Lambert wrote:

> Bruce Evans wrote:
> > > It's routine to assume that I'm going to use libc?!?
> >
> > No.  It is routine to assume that users use a library that meets the
> > compiler's requirements (the compiler gets to decide, not the users;
> > it is only constrained by the relevant standards and historical
> > (mal)practice).
>
> Where is this crap, and how to turn it off, spelled out, other
> than the source code?  I didn't see it in the .info; maybe I'm
> just looking in the wrong place?

Restrictions on C compilers are specified in C standards.  The standards
mostly try to not restrict the compiler.

Bruce


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