Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2000 11:16:28 -0700 From: Nate Williams <nate@mt.sri.com> To: "Ronald F. Guilmette" <rfg@monkeys.com> Cc: Martin Cracauer <cracauer@cons.org>, mauzi@poli.hu, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: [OFFTOPIC] alt. C compiler Message-ID: <200001051816.LAA20023@mt.sri.com> In-Reply-To: <98339.947095734@monkeys.com> References: <20000105100716.A63545@cons.org> <98339.947095734@monkeys.com>
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> [3] The ANSI C standard, at least, contains the requirement that each > individual system include file specified by that standard should > be usable all by itself, without the programmer being required to > explicitly include any OTHER system include files, prior to the one > he/she is actually interested in using. Can you quote me chapter and verse for this? I don't believe this to be true, and in truth, I believe this is completely wrong. Many system include files are *NOT* for public consumption. Also, include files should never include other include files, as this messes up dependencies. Nate To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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