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Date:      Tue, 20 Sep 2022 21:09:55 +0200
From:      Gary Jennejohn <garyj@gmx.de>
To:        Shawn Webb <shawn.webb@hardenedbsd.org>
Cc:        Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp.com>, "freebsd-arch@freebsd.org" <freebsd-arch@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: Stlye(9) strengthen statements on not using K&R function definitions
Message-ID:  <20220920210955.7ee9fd9f@ernst.home>
In-Reply-To: <20220920153801.wzsrphd2ychvfbgm@mutt-hbsd>
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On Tue, 20 Sep 2022 11:38:01 -0400
Shawn Webb <shawn.webb@hardenedbsd.org> wrote:

> On Tue, Jul 26, 2022 at 10:31:17AM -0600, Warner Losh wrote:
> > Greetings
> >
> > I've posted a review https://reviews.freebsd.org/D35945 which strength=
s
> > statements about K&R definitions and declarations: don't use them. Mos=
t of
> > the K&R code has been removed from the tree (ufs being the last stragg=
ler).
> > Future versions of the C standard will remove the K&R definitions and
> > declaration syntax. clang 15 will whine about this construct.
> >
> > The time is ripe to move to language that suggests an outright prohibi=
tion.
> >
> > Comments about language? Make them in phabricator.
> > Comments about the idea? Reply here
>
> FYI: I did notice the other day that less(1) strictly uses K&R.
>

Yes, but less is under contrib.  The K&R purge should be limited to pure
FreeBSD code IMHO.

=2D-
Gary Jennejohn



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