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Date:      Sun, 28 Jul 1996 10:38:12 -0400
From:      Joel Ray Holveck <joelh@gnu.ai.mit.edu>
To:        bde@zeta.org.au
Cc:        current@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: `const char rcsid[]' vs -traditional
Message-ID:  <199607281438.KAA12501@kropotkin.gnu.ai.mit.edu>
In-Reply-To: <199607281047.UAA15268@godzilla.zeta.org.au> (message from Bruce Evans on Sun, 28 Jul 1996 20:47:31 %2B1000)

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  > Many sources no longer compile with non-ANSI compilers because
  > they begin with const char rcsid[] = ...

Why is this a concern?  These sources are designed for use with one
system--- BSD--- and that comes with an ANSI compiler.  Admittedly,
something like this is easy enough to fix so it probably should be,
but in general, is portability between compilers a priority with
FreeBSD?

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