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Re: new module 'calloc-posix'
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Simon Josefsson |
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Re: new module 'calloc-posix' |
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Tue, 04 Sep 2007 08:58:12 +0200 |
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Gnus/5.110007 (No Gnus v0.7) Emacs/22.1 (gnu/linux) |
address@hidden (Karl Berry) writes:
> > I guess the module rename would make it obvious to anyone using the old
> > 'malloc' module that they now need to choose which semantics they want,
> > the simpler 'malloc-gnu' or the POSIX-compliant 'malloc-posix'.
>
> Haven't we implicitly been assuming/providing malloc-gnu since day 1?
> Do we really need to force all gnulib users ('cause pretty much everyone
> needs malloc, after all) to educate themselves about the issue and make
> a choice? Can we just keep malloc as malloc-gnu?
I agree, but I don't have a strong opinion. I think the assumption and
default has been that gnulib implements replacement for normal GNU
system behavior. If an application only assumes POSIX behaviour, they
could chose 'malloc-posix' rather than 'malloc'.
/Simon
- new module 'calloc-posix' (was: Re: getline() behaviour change), Bruno Haible, 2007/09/02
- Re: new module 'calloc-posix', Jim Meyering, 2007/09/04
- Re: new module 'calloc-posix', Karl Berry, 2007/09/04
- Re: dealing with verbose programs (was: Re: new module 'calloc-posix'), Bruno Haible, 2007/09/04
- Re: dealing with verbose programs, Jim Meyering, 2007/09/05
- Re: dealing with verbose programs, Ben Pfaff, 2007/09/05
- Re: dealing with verbose programs, Jim Meyering, 2007/09/05
- Re: dealing with verbose programs, Ben Pfaff, 2007/09/05
- Re: dealing with verbose programs, Jim Meyering, 2007/09/05