From: Jurriaan on adsl-gate <thunder7@xs4all.nl>
To: Rob Prowel <tempest766@yahoo.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: PROBLEM: please remove reserved word "new" from kernel headers
Date: Wed, 6 Jul 2005 14:56:48 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20050706125648.GA6354@gates.of.nowhere> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20050706092657.95280.qmail@web60012.mail.yahoo.com>
On Wed, Jul 06, 2005 at 02:26:57AM -0700, Rob Prowel wrote:
> [1.] One line summary of the problem:
>
> 2.4 and 2.6 kernel headers use c++ reserved word "new"
> as identifier in function prototypes.
>
This is a FAQ.
1) kernel headers are for kernel use.
2) the kernel is written in C, not C++.
3) if userspace needs those headers, write your own based on the kernel
headers.
Do you really think you're the first to notice this since it exists in
2.4 headers?
Good luck,
Jurriaan
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2005-07-06 17:22 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2005-07-06 9:26 PROBLEM: please remove reserved word "new" from kernel headers Rob Prowel
2005-07-06 12:56 ` Jurriaan on adsl-gate [this message]
2005-07-06 12:58 ` Jesper Juhl
2005-07-06 13:06 ` Alexey Dobriyan
2005-07-06 18:08 ` Richard B. Johnson
2005-07-06 13:14 ` David Woodhouse
2005-07-06 14:05 ` Jakob Oestergaard
2005-07-06 14:43 ` Michal Schmidt
2005-07-06 15:35 ` Schneelocke
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