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

> From: Richard Stallman <[email protected]>
> Cc: [email protected]
> Date: Sun, 09 Aug 2026 15:37:33 -0400
> 
>   > 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?

This is probably a question best answered by one of the GCC
maintainers such as Joseph Meyers.