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Date:      Thu, 09 May 2002 10:03:30 -0700
From:      Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com>
To:        "Brian T.Schellenberger" <bts@babbleon.org>
Cc:        Greg Black <gjb@gbch.net>, Ian <freebsd@damnhippie.dyndns.org>, freebsd-hackers <freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: /usr/include/netinet/in.h
Message-ID:  <3CDAABE2.D68352DB@mindspring.com>
References:  <B8FED3FA.CC8C%freebsd@damnhippie.dyndns.org> <nospam-1020923159.81968@bambi.gbch.net> <20020509055851.5BA03BB29@i8k.babbleon.org>

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"Brian T.Schellenberger" wrote:
> **BUT** this is beside the point.  When working with code withing a
> particular project (such as FreeBSD), you should conform to its conventions,
> not the other way 'round.

He's actually trying to compile code from an old Linux
system, using the project code as a platform, so this
argument is not really valid.

"**BUT**" ...the code is not going to compile on modern
versions of Linux, either, since they have done the same
thing with regard to interface promiscuity that FreeBSD
did, when they switched to glibc 5.

8-).

-- Terry

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