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From: walter harms <wharms-fPG8STNUNVg@public.gmane.org>
To: Jonny Grant <jg-hus3n9K41k0@public.gmane.org>
Cc: Michael Kerrisk
	<mtk.manpages-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>,
	linux-man-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org
Subject: Re: abs.3
Date: Thu, 09 Oct 2014 19:51:09 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <5436CB0D.6040709@bfs.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAGc9EvdrJA+_jnkRsxLpXgRcHSZnsvETtgMjC0aTgsgsm8Ap0Q-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>



Am 09.10.2014 13:24, schrieb Jonny Grant:
> http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man3/abs.3.html
> 
> Hello
> This page shows:
> 
> "GCC handles abs() and labs() as built-in functions. GCC 3.0 also
>        handles llabs() and imaxabs() as built-ins."
> 
> As GCC3 has been around for 10 years now.. should these be combined? e.g.
> 
> " GCC handles abs(), labs(), llabs() and imaxabs() as built-in functions."
> 
> There may be other man pages with similar GCC 3.0 references that
> could be combined now.
> 

I would add "By default gcc ..." since you have a switch not to use built-in's at all.

re,
 wh

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  parent reply	other threads:[~2014-10-09 17:51 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2014-10-09 11:24 abs.3 Jonny Grant
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2014-10-09 17:51   ` walter harms [this message]
     [not found]     ` <5436CB0D.6040709-fPG8STNUNVg@public.gmane.org>
2014-10-10 20:16       ` abs.3 Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
2014-10-10 20:13   ` abs.3 Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)

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