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From: Chris Faylor <cgf AT cygnus DOT com>
Date: Tue, 9 May 2000 17:11:13 -0400
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Subject: Re: Reason for cover functions in pthread.cc
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In-Reply-To: <000701bfb952$78bca8f0$6401a8c0@jupiter>; from pfisher@plexware.com on Mon, May 08, 2000 at 08:04:05PM -0500

On Mon, May 08, 2000 at 08:04:05PM -0500, Paul K. Fisher wrote:
>> From: Chris Faylor, Monday, May 08, 2000 10:51 AM
>>
>> On Sun, May 07, 2000 at 10:43:31PM -0500, Paul K. Fisher wrote:
>> >Is there a reason to keep the cover functions in pthread.cc?
>>
>> I don't know of any reason for this practice.  It has
>> always mystified me.  Do things __pthread_attr_init
>> exist in the spec?
>No, not that I can see.  These are simply gratuitous.  I'll remove them in
>my next patch.

This is really mysterious.  I wonder why someone would go to that level of
effort.

cgf