Re: [gpsd-dev] [PATCH] include sys/sysmacros.h for major

[Mike Frysinger]

On 09 May 2016 12:52, Fred Wright wrote:
> On Mon, 9 May 2016, Mike Frysinger wrote:
> > These functions are not part of any official spec, and Linux C libs have
> > always kept them in sys/sysmacros.h.  Include the header directly to fix
> > builds w/alternative C libs, and to work with future glibc versions.
> 
> Given that Linux's own man pages don't specify referencing sys/sysmacros.h
> directly to get these definitions, this seems like a bad idea.

your man pages are out of date

> The
> previous issue of this form apparently only happened due to a temporary
> deficiency in a bleeding-edge glibc.

it isn't a deficiency, it's the long term plan
-mike

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