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Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2003 15:27:43 -0400
From: Christopher Faylor <cgf-rcm AT cygwin DOT com>
To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com
Subject: Re: undefined reference to `_getline'
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On Fri, Oct 24, 2003 at 01:05:02AM -0400, Robb, Sam wrote:
>>I suppose that in all of your searching you never came across the
>>concept that cygwin uses newlib and that cygwin does not export every
>>single thing from newlib?  That means that there are some things
>>defined in headers which are not actually available in cygwin.
>
>No, I understand that - I was wondering if the missing export is
>becuase of a lack of interest, or if there is some problem with the
>newlib version of getline() that keeps it from being exported.

As a good net citizen if I was aware of a problem with getline in a
package that I was associated with, I'd be attempting to get it fixed.

Let me use another tried and true aphorism: patches thoughtf..., er,
patches gr...

Just submit a #(&*! patch, ok?  Cheesh.

cgf

***Note: The above was an attempt at humor.  Please be advised.

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