Re: misleading statement in bugs.html#known

[Andreas Schwab <schwab at suse dot de>]

Gerald Pfeifer <pfeifer@dbai.tuwien.ac.at> writes:

|> 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?

How about this:

--- bugs.html.~1.45.~	Sun Nov  4 00:14:32 2001
+++ bugs.html	Thu Dec  6 13:29:35 2001
@@ -276,10 +276,10 @@
 </code></blockquote>
 
 will not compile with GNU libc (GNU/Linux libc6), because
-<code>stdin</code> is not a constant.  This was done deliberately, in
-order for there to be no limit on the number of open <code>FILE</code>
-objects.  It is surprising for people used to traditional Unix C
-libraries, but it is permitted by the C standard.</p>
+<code>stdin</code> is not a constant.  This was done deliberately, to make
+it easier to maintain binary compatibility when the type <code>FILE</code>
+needs to be changed.  It is surprising for people used to traditional Unix
+C libraries, but it is permitted by the C standard.</p>
 
 <p>This construct commonly occurs in code generated by old versions of
 lex or yacc.  We suggest you try regenerating the parser with a

Andreas.

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