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From: "Eli Zaretskii" <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
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Subject: Re: <stdarg.h> matters
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> Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2000 09:30:03 +0200
> From: Laurynas Biveinis <lauras AT softhome DOT net>
> 
> Eli Zaretskii wrote:
> > > #define __need___va_list
> > > #include <stdarg.h>
> > > #ifndef _VA_LIST_
> > > typedef __gnuc_va_list va_list
> > > #define _VA_LIST
> > > #endif
> > 
> > I don't understand the last part of it--the one conditioned on
> > _VA_LIST.  Could you please explain what problem(s) is it meant to
> > solve?
> 
> It's a multiple redefinition guard. _VA_LIST_ is one of the names recognized
> in <stdarg.h> from GCC.

I assume it protects the typedef, yes?  If so, won't that be solved by
the #ifndef which guards the entire header where you want to put this?
Or do other headers include the same typedef?