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From: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org>
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Subject: Re: /usr/include/ftpio.h is not C++ safe
To: jkh@time.cdrom.com (Jordan K. Hubbard)
Date: Mon, 5 May 1997 14:21:47 -0700 (MST)
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In-Reply-To: <7735.862867196@time.cdrom.com> from "Jordan K. Hubbard" at May 5, 97 02:19:56 pm
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> Boys, boys, go look at libftpio and tell me again how cross-platform
> this thing really is.  Then come back. :-)
> 
> I hate __P() and will fight a guerilla war against it if I have to.
> No.  Simply no.  If someone wants to take the code over to a different
> platform then the least then can do is use ANSI compiler technology
> there and anyone trying to use old K&R stuff at this point will get a
> sympathy level from me which could possibly be measured on an atomic
> scale, but more probably not.

You didn't read the rest of my message before responding.

How can libftpio be used by code which must be compiled -traditional,
without __P()?

You need a decent programming editor which can fold things like __P()
out so that they can still be there, yet your sensitive eyes are
protected from seeing them.

Maybe there's a port of the "peril sensitive editor" for FreeBSD?  8-).


					Regards,
					Terry Lambert
					terry@lambert.org
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