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Re: RL_LIB_READLINE_VERSION


From: Ralf Wildenhues
Subject: Re: RL_LIB_READLINE_VERSION
Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2006 12:29:29 +0100
User-agent: Mutt/1.5.11

Hi Thomas,

* Thomas Dickey wrote on Mon, Jan 16, 2006 at 11:54:33AM CET:
> On Mon, 16 Jan 2006, Ralf Wildenhues wrote:
> 
> >AC_DEFINE([foo], [bar baz])

> >The "new" syntax is backward-compatible to the dark ages, and should
> >have been, had it not been for the lazyness of the people in the dark
> >ages, used and promoted from day one.
> 
> actually it is not (being kind, one must assume that you're aware that is 
> an oversimplification).  It is "mostly" compatible, but not backward
> compatible.

This is news to me, I had previously thought this to be backward
compatible in any possible way.  Could you be bothered to explain
in which way it fails this?  Pointers welcome.

Cheers,
Ralf




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