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Re: [gpsd-dev] [PATCH] include sys/sysmacros.h for major
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Gary E. Miller |
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Re: [gpsd-dev] [PATCH] include sys/sysmacros.h for major |
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Mon, 9 May 2016 14:51:01 -0700 |
Yo Mike!
On Mon, 9 May 2016 17:23:21 -0400
Mike Frysinger <address@hidden> wrote:
> 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.
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> your man pages are out of date
What functions? I'd like to check.
> > The
> > previous issue of this form apparently only happened due to a
> > temporary deficiency in a bleeding-edge glibc.
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> it isn't a deficiency, it's the long term plan
Got a link?
RGDS
GARY
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