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Date:      Wed, 2 May 2001 15:14:00 +1000 (EST)
From:      Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au>
To:        Will Andrews <will@physics.purdue.edu>
Cc:        Dima Dorfman <dima@unixfreak.org>, audit@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: {get,set}progname functions
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.21.0105021510570.40807-100000@besplex.bde.org>
In-Reply-To: <20010501225758.Q5017@casimir.physics.purdue.edu>

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On Tue, 1 May 2001, Will Andrews wrote:

> On Tue, May 01, 2001 at 07:53:21PM -0700, Dima Dorfman wrote:
> > Please review and, if acceptable, commit it.
> 
> style(9) says:
> 
>      Only use the __P macro from the include file <sys/cdefs.h> if the source
>      file in general is (to be) compilable with a K&R Old Testament compiler.
>      Use of the __P macro in new code is discouraged, although modifications
>      to existing files should be consistent with that file's conventions.

<stdlib.h> is to be compilable with a K&R Old Testament compiler, and
follows the convention of using __P(()) for all functions, so this
rule says (twice) that additions to <stdlib.h> must use __P(()).

> Nuke __P() while you're at it.

Nothing to nuke.

Bruce


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