Date:	Mon, 5 Jun 2000 08:56:15 -0400
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From:	DJ Delorie <dj AT delorie DOT com>
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In-reply-to:	<393B7081.DBD8EC8B@softhome.net> (message from Laurynas Biveinis
	on Mon, 05 Jun 2000 12:18:57 +0300)
Subject:	Re: ANSI C and stdio.h
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> Will the requirement to include stdarg.h in order to use vprintf()
> count as problem?

If previous versions of djgpp didn't require it, that's a problem.

> IMHO there already is a problem - we encourage users to write
> unportable code.

No, we *allow* it, we don't *encourage* it.  I don't want to
gratuitously break existing code if we don't have to.

> Those sys/*.h headers are OK - they aren't covered by ANSI and they
> will continue 'just work' The number of affected ANSI headers is
> very limited.

They are covered by POSIX, so the same rules apply.

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