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rugxulo AT gmail DOT com wrote:
> 
> Here's what STRING.H from DJGPP (2.03p2 or 2.04 beta) says:
> 
> void *  memccpy(void *_to, const void *_from, int c, size_t n);
> 
> Am I wrong or shouldn't those be "_c" and "_n" instead? This
> clashes with program's namespace, right? (At least, a program of
> mine complained until I changed it).

Why should it?  The scope of those names is only the memccpy()
function.  The only thing that can foul it is a previous "#define c
whatever" statement, etc. or a file scope declaration of c (and I
assume nobody would be that stupid).

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