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

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  > 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.

Thanks.  A clear warning is in no way worse than an inarticulate error
message.

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