From owner-freebsd-hackers Tue May 6 00:30:51 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id AAA22170 for hackers-outgoing; Tue, 6 May 1997 00:30:51 -0700 (PDT) Received: from gatekeeper.barcode.co.il (gatekeeper.barcode.co.il [192.116.93.17]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id AAA22164 for ; Tue, 6 May 1997 00:30:47 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from smap@localhost) by gatekeeper.barcode.co.il (8.8.5/8.6.12) id KAA02352; Tue, 6 May 1997 10:26:20 +0300 (IDT) X-Authentication-Warning: gatekeeper.barcode.co.il: smap set sender to using -f Received: from localhost.barcode.co.il(127.0.0.1) by gatekeeper.barcode.co.il via smap (V1.3) id sma002350; Tue May 6 10:26:01 1997 Message-ID: <336EDD50.46CF@barcode.co.il> Date: Tue, 06 May 1997 10:27:12 +0300 From: Nadav Eiron X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0 (X11; I; SunOS 5.5 sun4m) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Thomas David Rivers CC: bde@zeta.org.au, jkh@time.cdrom.com!, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: /usr/include/ftpio.h is not C++ safe References: <199705060107.VAA29966@lakes.water.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Thomas David Rivers wrote: > > > > > >Don't pollute new code with the __P() gunge. It just makes it harder > > >to read and there are no compilers we need to use which do not accept > > >full ANSI prototypes. > > > > Headers in /usr/include should support K&R since they may be used with > > old code. > > > > Bruce > > > > Yes, I have to agree. > > Jordan expressed concern about putting __P() macros in the header files > he's responsible. > > Since I should either put-up, or shut-up... Jordan, if you'll mail > those to me, I'll be happy to insert them. I have no problem helping out on this too (though I care more about C++ than about K&R). > > - Dave R. - > > p.s. My email should read "ponds!rivers@dg-rtp.dg.com" - as is well > known; it probably doesn't in your mail reader :-) I'm working > on that... Nadav