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Re: misleading statement in bugs.html#known


On 5 Dec 2001, Andreas Schwab wrote:
>|> The point is that glibc allows you to *assign* to stdin, so it is
>|> no longer constant.  This is a questionable feature..
> No.  The real reason is that using the address of a static object is a
> nightmare in context of maintaining binary compatibility.  Platforms that
> use copy relocations will lose if the size of the FILE type changes.

Would (one of) you (who knows this stuff) mind updating bugs.html?

Gerald
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