Date: Wed, 5 Feb 1997 14:05:42 -0700 (MST) From: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org> To: obrien@NUXI.com (David O'Brien) Cc: imp@village.org, freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: conditionally including <sys/param.h> Message-ID: <199702052105.OAA15536@phaeton.artisoft.com> In-Reply-To: <19970205003343.YB13323@dragon.nuxi.com> from "David O'Brien" at Feb 5, 97 00:33:43 am
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> > : to get a new cpp symbol added (like __44bsd__ or something). > > > > This is a bad idea, since it has lost a lot of its potential meaning > > with so many 44bsd derived systems that pick and chose between 4.4 and > > 4.4 Lite 2. > > Then what would you suggest? Are they really more different than all the > various sysVr4 that define __svr4__? How close is Solaris, UnixWare, and > Irix? When DMR sent his "jeremiad" to the ANSI C committee, I sent in my own in support of a couple of his points. I also suggested "#ifclude" or something similar be used to conditionally include a header file if it existed. Unfortunately, I guess it just didn't make the cut, or was lost in the glare from other commentary... 8-(. #ifclude <sys/param.h> Regards, Terry Lambert terry@lambert.org --- Any opinions in this posting are my own and not those of my present or previous employers.
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