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Re: RFC: AC_DEFINE_REPLACE
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Thomas Dickey |
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Re: RFC: AC_DEFINE_REPLACE |
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Tue, 26 Mar 2002 15:26:25 -0500 |
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On Tue, Mar 26, 2002 at 12:06:48PM -0800, Russ Allbery wrote:
> I realize that it's not technically allowed by the C standard, but are
> there platforms where interposition actually doesn't work?
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> When I want to replace a C library function that's broken, I just link in
> a file that provides that function. It's always worked for me. That way,
not for me. occasionally there are problems with shared libraries not loading
properly, and - even for static libraries - hidden dependencies. Renaming is
more reliable. Adding a conflicting name is something to do only as a last
resort.
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