Re: [Bug-gnulib] 03-getndelim2-c89.diff

[Derek Robert Price]

Jim Meyering wrote:

> Derek Robert Price <address@hidden> wrote:
>  
>
> > What about the pre-ANSI C function declarations in memmove.c and maybe
> > elsewhere:
> >
> > void *
> > memmove (dest, source, length)
> >     char *dest;
> >     const char *source;
> >     unsigned length;
> > {
> >
> > Is that just lack of motivation to update them or is there a reason
> > for leaving them that way?
> >    
>
> It's that way only because glibc is still that way and
> we use the same code.  With a little luck, warts like
> this won't remain in glibc for too much longer.
>  

Is there a chance that if I sent the patch to the glibc list it would 
get used there or would it need to be more comprehensive?

Derek

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