From: "Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)" <mtk.manpages-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
To: Zack Weinberg <zackw-VmQCmMdMyN0AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
Cc: mtk.manpages-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org,
Mike Frysinger <vapier-aBrp7R+bbdUdnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org>,
linux-mtd-IAPFreCvJWM7uuMidbF8XUB+6BGkLq7r@public.gmane.org,
GNU C Library
<libc-alpha-9JcytcrH/bA+uJoB2kUjGw@public.gmane.org>,
linux-man <linux-man-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] makedev(3): point people at sys/sysmacros.h
Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2016 14:38:43 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <57177853.8020006@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAKCAbMiMNtMmCP4EPZnZ5DpSNaNc=SDbbdKKZmoRybmWHyOoTg-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
On 04/20/2016 01:47 PM, Zack Weinberg wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 20, 2016 at 7:31 AM, Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
> <mtk.manpages-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:
>> On 04/19/2016 06:52 AM, Mike Frysinger wrote:
>>> Defining these functions via sys/types.h violates POSIX namespace
>>> requirements,
>>
>> What do the previous lines mean? Violate namespace requirements how?
>
> I think it's technically not true that they violate POSIX namespace
> requirements, since they're only defined in the non-conforming modes.
>
> The reason I originally proposed the change is that libstdc++
> force-enables _GNU_SOURCE, which means people writing in C++ _can't_
> avoid these nonstandard macros by using a strict conformance mode.
Thanks for the explanation, Zack. I applied Mike's patch.
Cheers,
Michael
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From: "Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)" <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
To: Zack Weinberg <zackw@panix.com>
Cc: mtk.manpages@gmail.com, Mike Frysinger <vapier@gentoo.org>,
linux-mtd@lists.infradead.org,
GNU C Library <libc-alpha@sourceware.org>,
linux-man <linux-man@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] makedev(3): point people at sys/sysmacros.h
Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2016 14:38:43 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <57177853.8020006@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAKCAbMiMNtMmCP4EPZnZ5DpSNaNc=SDbbdKKZmoRybmWHyOoTg@mail.gmail.com>
On 04/20/2016 01:47 PM, Zack Weinberg wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 20, 2016 at 7:31 AM, Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
> <mtk.manpages@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On 04/19/2016 06:52 AM, Mike Frysinger wrote:
>>> Defining these functions via sys/types.h violates POSIX namespace
>>> requirements,
>>
>> What do the previous lines mean? Violate namespace requirements how?
>
> I think it's technically not true that they violate POSIX namespace
> requirements, since they're only defined in the non-conforming modes.
>
> The reason I originally proposed the change is that libstdc++
> force-enables _GNU_SOURCE, which means people writing in C++ _can't_
> avoid these nonstandard macros by using a strict conformance mode.
Thanks for the explanation, Zack. I applied Mike's patch.
Cheers,
Michael
--
Michael Kerrisk
Linux man-pages maintainer; http://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/
Linux/UNIX System Programming Training: http://man7.org/training/
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2016-04-20 12:38 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 12+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2016-04-17 2:30 [PATCH mtd-utils] include sys/sysmacros.h for major/minor/makedev Mike Frysinger
[not found] ` <1460860245-14895-1-git-send-email-vapier-aBrp7R+bbdUdnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org>
2016-04-18 16:39 ` Brian Norris
2016-04-18 16:39 ` Brian Norris
[not found] ` <20160418163926.GB52272-hpIqsD4AKlfQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2016-04-18 16:49 ` Mike Frysinger
2016-04-18 16:49 ` Mike Frysinger
[not found] ` <20160418164908.GR5369-UgUKS2FnFs9+urZeOPWqwQ@public.gmane.org>
2016-04-19 5:52 ` [PATCH] makedev(3): point people at sys/sysmacros.h Mike Frysinger
2016-04-19 5:52 ` Mike Frysinger
[not found] ` <1461045163-21248-1-git-send-email-vapier-aBrp7R+bbdUdnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org>
2016-04-20 11:31 ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
2016-04-20 11:31 ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
2016-04-20 11:47 ` Zack Weinberg
[not found] ` <CAKCAbMiMNtMmCP4EPZnZ5DpSNaNc=SDbbdKKZmoRybmWHyOoTg-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2016-04-20 12:38 ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) [this message]
2016-04-20 12:38 ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
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