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Date:      Wed, 6 Oct 1999 10:20:02 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Thomas David Rivers <rivers@dignus.com>
To:        freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: bin/13383 sys/netinet/in.h violates C++ spec.
Message-ID:  <199910061720.KAA33753@freefall.freebsd.org>

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The following reply was made to PR bin/13383; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Thomas David Rivers <rivers@dignus.com>
To: n@nectar.com, rivers@dignus.com
Cc: freebsd-gnats-submit@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: bin/13383 sys/netinet/in.h violates C++ spec.
Date: Wed, 6 Oct 1999 13:19:13 -0400 (EDT)

 > 
 > On 6 October 1999 at 7:01, Thomas David Rivers <rivers@dignus.com> wrote:
 > >  I believe (I could be wrong) that all extern "C" does is affect
 > >  the linkage of functions declared in the extern "C" block.  
 > [snip]
 > 
 > I think you are right, that's why I hedged with ``whatever''.  The
 > system C headers have to be handled in some manner by the C++
 > compiler...  the mechanism is probably ``up to the implementation''.
 >  
 > >  I have a .PDF version of the C++ standard here that I can check
 > >  later.
 > 
 > That would be great if you can look, just to satisfy curiosity.  But
 > like I mentioned, this issue seems to have been resolved with gcc
 > 2.95.1, though I could have missed something that Justin found.
 > 
 
  I think gcc 2.95.1 "improved" it's standards conformance.  It is
  now diagnosing errors previous versions didn't.
 
  Could that be the issue?
 
 	- Dave R. -
 


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