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From: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org>
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Subject: Re: Karl fulminates, film at 11.
To: karl@Mcs.Net (Karl Denninger)
Date: Wed, 5 Feb 1997 15:09:20 -0700 (MST)
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In-Reply-To: <199702051806.MAA06750@Jupiter.Mcs.Net> from "Karl Denninger" at Feb 5, 97 12:06:24 pm
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> Further, you folks have NOT addressed the true problem -- which is the
> entire setlocale() code turn.  That needs to be ripped out WHOLESALE 
> until it can be combed through and ALL unbounded manipulation replaced.

I don't think anyone was really ever satisfied with the (non)results
of the last discussion of whether crt0.o calling setlocale() was a
bad thing or a good thing (though it was conceded by everyone that
it was a non-XPG/3 and non-XPG/4 compliant thing).


					Terry Lambert
					terry@lambert.org
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