Re: proposed revision to memory.h(3head) (was: on the irresponsibility of pursuing C language reform)

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From: Alejandro Colomar <[email protected]>
To: Joseph Myers <[email protected]>
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Subject: Re: proposed revision to memory.h(3head) (was: on the
 irresponsibility of pursuing C language reform)
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Hi Joseph,

> Date: 2026-08-03 14:10:30+0000
> From: Joseph Myers <[email protected]>
>
> On Sun, 2 Aug 2026, Alejandro Colomar wrote:
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> > I don't know of any copy of SVID Issue 1.
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> I have a printed copy.  It has <memory.h> on pages 208 and 209, with=20
> FUTURE DIRECTIONS saying "The declarations in <memory.h> will be moved to=
=20
> <string.h>.".  (Likewise in XPG1.)
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> > I'd be curious to see whether XPG Issue 3 still kept <memory.h> (but
> > I suspect it won't, since it derives from POSIX.1-1988).
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> Page 642 of volume 2 lists it as WITHDRAWN, "The declarations in=20
> <memory.h> have been moved to <string.h>.".
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> So there you have explicit statements showing an intentional, planned=20
> move.

Thanks a lot!  I'll change the manual pages to reflect these historic
details.

I still think that since those are not mainstream, users shouldn't be
confused about the fact that <memory.h> has been obsolete for so long
and is now shown in documentation.

But these historic details will certainly change the documentation
I wrote.  Thanks!


Have a lovely day!
Alex

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