Re: [Bug-gnubg] libgen.h?

[Joern Thyssen]

On Tue, Aug 06, 2002 at 03:49:29PM -0400, Gary Wong wrote
> On Tue, Aug 06, 2002 at 07:41:27PM +0000, Joern Thyssen wrote:
> > However, I'm quite unsure whether libgen.h is standard or not?!
> > 
> > Does anyone know?
> 
> The GNU libc documentation (libc.info) mentions that the GNU basename
> function is prototyped in string.h, and that libgen.h is the XPG
> basename.  So I presume that basename comes from X/Open, and
> unfortunately won't be standard outside Un*x systems.

OK, so it's probably better to remove <libgen.h>. 

If basename from string.h is missing on, say, windows we can write a
replacement function.

Jørn

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