From: sandmann AT clio DOT rice DOT edu (Charles Sandmann)
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Subject: Re: _Exit function [PATCH]
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Date: Thu, 28 Nov 2002 12:01:28 -0600 (CST)
In-Reply-To: <E18HMv0-0000iC-00@phekda.freeserve.co.uk> from "Richard Dawe" at Nov 28, 2002 11:37:13 AM
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Looks good to me.  Only one comment (library space and efficiency):
include/libc/stubs.h is used to create "aliases" similar to this 
that we use for namespace fixes.  Should we also use this to create
simple jump stubs like this one?  

added to include/libc/stubs.h:

#define _Exit _exit

It would be a new use (abuse?) of libc/stubs.h

It does make finding the "source" harder, but it makes smaller libraries 
and executables, and we don't need a source module for "_Exit" - it's 
automatically written.  And no need to modify a makefile either.

> OK to commit?

Fine with me, I just thought I would bring the above issue up (it's
not the first time, and probably not the last ...