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. - To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message
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