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From: Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au>
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Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/lib/libc/gen stringlist.c
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>> >  Log:
>> >  _err() -> err().
>> 
>> Error!  Library functions should not call functions in the user namespace.
>
>Well, it nuked my builds of -current (with "missing symbol __err") so
>I figured having it outright broken wasn't a good idea either.  What
>do you suggest?

Do you use ftp in the build?  The missing `_err' seems to be harmless unless
it is actually called.

There seems to be no better correct quick fix than using weak aliases and
renaming `err' to `_err' and `verr' to `_verr' (renaming `err' alone is
insufficient since it calls `verr').  I think I prefer to do the renaming
using macro hacks like the ones in <resolv.h>.

Bruce