Builtins in `std'

Mark Mitchell mark@codesourcery.com
Wed May 23 11:56:00 GMT 2001


>>>>> "Fergus" == Fergus Henderson <fjh@cs.mu.oz.au> writes:

    Fergus> There is no standard function named `::strchr', but
    Fergus> nevertheless `::strchr' is reserved.  This means that
    Fergus> implementations are free to allow user programs like that,
    Fergus> but are not required to do so.

OK.  

Do you think `static char *strchr (const char*, int) {...}' is OK?

This is orthogonal to the main thrust of my argument (namely, that we
are broken, and that there are easy fixes), but I am happy to be
educated!

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