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Re: [C++] extern "C" typedefs

To: nathan at codesourcery dot com
Subject: Re: [C++] extern "C" typedefs
From: Mark Mitchell <mark at codesourcery dot com>
Date: Thu, 25 May 2000 16:05:19 -0400
Cc: gcc-bugs at gcc dot gnu dot org
Organization: CodeSourcery, LLC
References: <3929A177.B620173C@codesourcery.com><20000523091450I.mitchell@codesourcery.com><392D645A.A3A14E44@codesourcery.com>

>>>>> "Nathan" == Nathan Sidwell <nathan@codesourcery.com> writes:

    Nathan> So, do we really need the tricky stuff, or can we just
    Nathan> kill it? What killer software out there is relying on this
    Nathan> extension?

Jason has historically had good judgement on these issues.  My
recommendation is to rip out this stuff; it's an extension that a)
changes the meaning of conforming programs and b) doesn't work 100%
right, as you point out, and c) isn't supported by most other
compilers, AFAIK.

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Mark Mitchell                   mark@codesourcery.com
CodeSourcery, LLC               http://www.codesourcery.com

References:
- [C++] extern "C" typedefs
  - From: Nathan Sidwell
- Re: [C++] extern "C" typedefs
  - From: Mark Mitchell
- Re: [C++] extern "C" typedefs
  - From: Nathan Sidwell

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