Re: standards.texi update for newer POSIX and C standards

[Richard Stallman]

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  > I see you haven't committed this change to CVS on Savannah yet, so I'll 
  > comment based the diff you emailed.

That's what I was hoping for.  Thanks.

I installed your patches, except I changed

    so don't ever 
    use features that GCC does not support, in a way that would cause users 
    to prefer using compilers other than GCC."

to

    If your program is only meant to compile with GCC, then you can use
    these features if GCC supports them.  Don't use features that GCC does
    not support, except conditionally as a way to use equivalent features
    to those that are used when compiling with GCC.

I think the answer you suggested calls for interpretation of aa rather
abstract meta question, and that will be difficult for some devalopers.
I tried to present a more concrete answer.

Any more comments and suggestions?

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