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Date: Sat, 15 Feb 2003 18:49:09 -0500
From: Christopher Faylor <cgf AT redhat DOT com>
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Subject: Re: [Problem] mempcpy is missing?  (FAQ alert)
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On Sat, Feb 15, 2003 at 06:25:06PM -0500, Charles Wilson wrote:
>For other newlib platforms (e.g. embedded systems?) if the header 
>declares the function, then the function is there.  'Nuff said.

I don't think that can be true with newlib.  I'm sure that there are
some embedded systems which don't define every function that is declared
in the header.  For example, a real quick check seems to indicate that
the clock() function isn't provided everywhere.

Peppering the headers with a plethora of system ifdefs to deal with this
issue seems like a really bad idea to me.  Breaking up the headers or
adding a OS-specific "capability.h", or something similar, which defines
__HAVE_CLOCK would probably be the best way to deal with this.  Assuming
that this was a major issue -- which I don't think it is.

cgf

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