> Date: 2026-08-03 01:37:30+0200 > From: Alejandro Colomar > > Hi Collin, > > > Date: 2026-08-02 16:27:21-0700 > > From: Collin Funk > > > [...] > > > > I can't help but wonder of what happens in WG 14 rejects this > > controversial, as obvious by this thread, change. Will the man-pages > > changes be reverted? > > Or will we slowly watch them document personal > > preferences instead of existing standards? BTW, as I showed in another subthread, strncpy(3) did contain opinionated comments well before I was involved. If you're really going to accuse me of that, better make sure you get the history right. Cheers, Alex > > This patch set is quite independent of the standard. It documents a > header file that has been provided since forever in glibc and most other > POSIX-ish systems, so changes to the standard are unlikely to have any > effects. I've clarified this extensively. If you want to discourage me > from applying the change, you should rather bring up technical reasons. > > This passive-aggressive message is not something that will have the > desired effects you could possibly reach with technical arguments. > > > Have a lovely night, please! > Alex > > > After seeing weekly threads > > about the prototype changes, I don't think it is an unreasonable > > concern. > > > > Collin > > > > -- > --