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From: Thomas David Rivers <ponds!rivers@dg-rtp.dg.com>
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To: ponds!zeta.org.au!bde, bde@zeta.org.au, ponds!gid.co.uk!rb
Subject: Re: /usr/include/ftpio.h is not C++ safe
Cc: ponds!main.gbdata.com!gclarkii, ponds!FreeBSD.ORG!hackers,
        ponds!time.cdrom.com!jkh, ponds!barcode.co.il!nadav
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> 
> >I have *shitloads* of old code around (mostly in clients' systems) which
> >breaks in subtle and mysterious ways when naively ported to ANSI C. It
> >often boils down to ANSI having broken the portability of comparing chars
> >with constants [don't get me started, it's a couple of years since I had a
> >good rant about that one :-)].
> >
> >-traditional is a life-saver.
> 
> gcc -traditional supports prototypes, so this is no argument for __P(())
> :-).  It's an argument agains __P(()) - it's reasonable for headers to
> only support the compiler(s) shipped with the system.
> 
> Bruce
> 

 prototypes, yes - keywords no...

	- Dave R. -