Date: Wed, 9 Sep 1998 18:14:24 -0400 (EDT)
Message-Id: <199809092214.SAA05244@delorie.com>
From: DJ Delorie <dj AT delorie DOT com>
To: snowball3 AT usa DOT net
CC: djgpp-workers AT delorie DOT com
In-reply-to: <199809092208.WAA40898@out4.ibm.net> (snowball3@usa.net)
Subject: Re: patch to limits.h
Precedence: bulk


> Since you bring it up, I would like to know what the 
> __ENFORCE_ANSI_FREESTANDING section is for. Anyway, 

ANSI defines two levels of support: freestanding, and hosted.  My
understanding is that freestanding is for environments without a
"real" OS behind them (i.e. embedded systems) while hosted means
you've got files and things.  The spec I've got says what goes in
what.

> those four macros are in the <limits.h> section of the final ANSI 
> C9X draft. Since that's the only standard document I have, I can't 
> say when it was added. But if ANSI macros belong in the section 
> where I've put them, then please leave them be. Otherwise move 
> them to their proper place. 

Sounds like they should go where you said.