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Date:      Wed, 7 May 1997 06:41:18 -0400 (EDT)
From:      Thomas David Rivers <ponds!rivers@dg-rtp.dg.com>
To:        ponds!zeta.org.au!bde, bde@zeta.org.au, ponds!time.cdrom.com!jkh
Cc:        ponds!FreeBSD.ORG!hackers, ponds!barcode.co.il!nadav
Subject:   Re: /usr/include/ftpio.h is not C++ safe
Message-ID:  <199705071041.GAA03145@lakes.water.net>

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> 
> >Now you might respond "ah, but I was speaking in generalities - I
> >didn't mean libftpio specifically so much as I meant any library with
> >headers in /usr/include", In which case I could only put my head in my
> >hands at the thought of going through all those libraries and adding
> >ANSI-variant prototypes, much less making them all C++ safe.
> 
> They all already support K&R except <dialog.h>, <ftpio.h>, <libdisk.h>,
> <md2.h>, <md4.h>, <md5.h>, <ncurses.h>, <pcap.h>, <pcap-namedb.h>,
> <strhash.h>, <unctrl.h>.  I.e., all except 0 CSRG-derived headers, 2
> LBL-derived ones (pcap*), 3 Linux-derived ones (dialog, ncurses, unctrl)
> and 6 jkh/phk headers (the rest) support K&R.

 Oops - what about netdb.h and uses of 'const', etc...  (which should
work, but apparently don't.)

> 
> >I think it's a slippery slope you're trying to negotiate there, Bruce;
> >watch your footing. ;-)
> 
> You're on the slope :-).

 I think we're all there :-)

> 
> Bruce
> 



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