Re: Discussion about why GNU/Linux system upgrades cause old programs to break
Arsen Arsenović <[email protected]>
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Richard Stallman <[email protected]> writes: > > I am not sure, but I have a feeling that the removal from C99 with > > _GNU_SOURCE was likely not intended (at least, I don't see the use in > > doing so personally). > > It seems we agree. I've checked, the removal of 'gets' with _GNU_SOURCE was definitely intended, but no rationale was provided for it. I also couldn't find any discussion in ML archives. I've sent a proposal to libc-alpha to recover 'gets' even if _GNU_SOURCE is present in C99 mode. It's currently waiting for comments. -- Arsen Arsenović
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