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Date:	Sun, 01 Dec 2002 19:53:16 +0000
From:	Richard Dawe <rich AT phekda DOT freeserve DOT co DOT uk>
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To:	djgpp-workers AT delorie DOT com
Subject:	Re: strtold is now a standard function (C99) [PATCH]
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Reply-To:	djgpp-workers AT delorie DOT com

Hello.

Charles Sandmann wrote:
> 
> > > 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.

I think we should make strtold call _strtold. Reasoning: Consider _strtold
calling strtold. You can compile code for the C89 standard using the -std=c89
option of gcc. If _strtold calls strtold, we pollute the C89 namespace with a
C99 function, when someone uses _strtold. With strtold calling _strtold, this
does not happen.

> > > 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

OK.

Bye, Rich =]

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