Re: Discussion about why GNU/Linux system upgrades cause old programs to break

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  > Old sources will not always easily compile on a modern system with a
  > new compiler.  For example, AFAIR latest versions of GCC report errors
  > when they see K&R style function declarations, and if it's possible to
  > fix that, it requires some obscure command-line option (I think GCC
  > folks intend to remove it in the future).

Is there someone here who can report accurately the current situation
with GCC and K&R syntax, and what the plans are?

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