From:	sandmann AT clio DOT rice DOT edu (Charles Sandmann)
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Subject:	Re: strtold is now a standard function (C99) [PATCH]
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Date:	Sun, 1 Dec 2002 12:31:17 -0600 (CST)
In-Reply-To:	<200212011528.gB1FS8123347@envy.delorie.com> from "DJ Delorie" at Dec 01, 2002 10:28:08 AM
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> > strtold is now a standard function. Below is a patch with instructions.
> > Basically the patch adds a stub strtold, which calls _strtold.

> If strtold is a standard function, stubbing it seems wrong.  I know
> it's consistent with our rules, it's just feels weird.

We could rename the function and stub _strtold.  I don't care either way.

> > Step 1: Rename src/libc/ansi/stdlib/strtold.c to _strtold.c.
> 
> Do we really need to rename files just because of an underscore?  We
> don't do that for other stubbed functions.

I agree - I don't think renaming the file is necessary

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