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Date:      Mon, 10 Jun 2019 09:28:24 -0700
From:      Conrad Meyer <cem@freebsd.org>
To:        Bruce Evans <brde@optusnet.com.au>
Cc:        src-committers <src-committers@freebsd.org>, svn-src-all <svn-src-all@freebsd.org>,  svn-src-head <svn-src-head@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: svn commit: r348847 - head/sys/sys
Message-ID:  <CAG6CVpXr3pC3fv%2BKU02b-iCnsMhe47TOPWOz5XshC7jH94WVeA@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <20190611013853.E3415@besplex.bde.org>
References:  <201906100528.x5A5S4gm072561@repo.freebsd.org> <20190610110909.3e6fbc13@kalimero.tijl.coosemans.org> <CAG6CVpViTYjjcqT6v_4m9RFk%2BGCr7kRNGeq63%2Bv4L_QgM3DEjQ@mail.gmail.com> <CANCZdfoJsHRL_0Jom6bsSC9J3EZn1d-WGA41hCsvWRTBhCVzhw@mail.gmail.com> <f96e29b7fdbb0568a3f0b04878d514aa4ff436fe.camel@freebsd.org> <20190611013853.E3415@besplex.bde.org>

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On Mon, Jun 10, 2019 at 9:17 AM Bruce Evans <brde@optusnet.com.au> wrote:
> Only headers and libraries should support -std=c89.  <sys/cdefs.h> has
> lots of support for compilers and POSIX versions going back to K&R C,
> and only the K&R parts are completely broken.

Is this due to specific policy, or just inertia?  (No one has bothered
to remove the old bits?)  The older parts being totally broken
suggests sheer inertia.

Best,
Conrad



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