Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2003 05:39:53 -0800 From: Alfred Perlstein <bright@mu.org> To: "Jacques A. Vidrine" <nectar@FreeBSD.org> Cc: cvs-src@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/include fnmatch.h Message-ID: <20031217133953.GD60229@elvis.mu.org> In-Reply-To: <20031217132252.GA6018@madman.celabo.org> References: <200312170256.hBH2uSOn062945@repoman.freebsd.org> <200312170254.hBH2sTJx062816@repoman.freebsd.org> <20031217132252.GA6018@madman.celabo.org>
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* Jacques A. Vidrine <nectar@FreeBSD.org> [031217 05:23] wrote: > On Tue, Dec 16, 2003 at 06:54:29PM -0800, Jordan K. Hubbard wrote: > > jkh 2003/12/16 18:54:29 PST > > > > FreeBSD src repository > > > > Modified files: > > include fnmatch.h > > Log: > > Conformance: Define FNM_NOSYS (see http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/007904975/basedefs/fnmatch.h.html) > > > > Revision Changes Path > > 1.12 +2 -0 src/include/fnmatch.h > > On Tue, Dec 16, 2003 at 06:56:28PM -0800, Jordan K. Hubbard wrote: > > jkh 2003/12/16 18:56:28 PST > > > > FreeBSD src repository > > > > Modified files: > > include regex.h > > Log: > > Conformance: Add REG_ENOSYS (see http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/007904975/basedefs/regex.h.html) > > > > Revision Changes Path > > 1.7 +1 -0 src/include/regex.h > > > I don't understand ... why add these defines that are marked > `obsolescent'? We don't use them now (clearly), strictly conforming > applications cannot use them, and they may be widthdrawn from the > referenced standard in the future. It is still required for standards conformance. There may be tools out there that expect to "just work" like so switch (id) { ... case FNM_NOSYS: str = "FNM_NOSYS"; ... } and those should "just work". -- - Alfred Perlstein - Research Engineering Development Inc. - email: bright@mu.org cell: 408-480-4684
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