Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2002 04:01:06 +1100 (EST) From: Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au> To: Mark Murray <mark@grondar.za> Cc: <arch@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Why isn't __progname declared in a header? Message-ID: <20020325035923.I46460-100000@gamplex.bde.org> In-Reply-To: <200203241437.g2OEbuXl083121@grimreaper.grondar.org>
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On Sun, 24 Mar 2002, Mark Murray wrote: > > On Sun, 24 Mar 2002, Mark Murray wrote: > > > > > __progname is (inconsistently) declared all over the place. Why is > > > this not in a header? > > > > Because all over the place is unwarrantedly chummy with the implementation. > > __progname should only be used in csu/*/crt1.c, getprogname(3), > > setprogname(3) and perhaps in other parts of the implementation. > > OK, I've fixed that in src/lib/lib* > > > > Next question, what header should it go into? I'm quite happy to do > > > the work. > > > > libc/include/libc_private.h is almost right. > > Hmm. It is implemented in csu/*/crt[01].c, so how about > csu/common/_progname.h? Further from being almost right. It would be a new header with very little in it, and isn't in libc's tree any more than libc's header is in csu's tree. Bruce To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-arch" in the body of the message
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