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Re: set_new_handler change
- To: law at cygnus dot com
- Subject: Re: set_new_handler change
- From: Jason Merrill <jason at cygnus dot com>
- Date: 24 Aug 1998 10:28:10 -0700
- Cc: Gary Thomas <gdt at linuxppc dot org>, egcs at cygnus dot com
- References: <12902.903978471@hurl.cygnus.com>
>>>>> Jeffrey A Law <law@cygnus.com> writes:
> In message <XFMail.980824185820.gdt@linuxppc.org>you write:
>> > Yes. set_new_handler is supposed to have C++ linkage.
>> >
>>
>> What should be done with existing apps that were built with the old
>> linkage? A most useful example that comes to mind is NetScape. This
>> is a case where getting the application built using the new linkage
>> may be difficult or impossible.
> Write an autoconf test :-0
Nah, people shouldn't be declaring it themselves; they should just
#include <new>.
Jason