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Re: new module 'calloc-posix'


From: Simon Josefsson
Subject: Re: new module 'calloc-posix'
Date: Tue, 04 Sep 2007 08:58:12 +0200
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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




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