macro versus function in standard headers

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From: Tanmoy Bhattacharya
Date: Mon, 13 Nov 1995 16:27

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Is a conforming implementation _required_ to give a diagnostic if presented
with the following source:

#include <stdlib.h>
int main(void) { return abs("0"); }

or does one need to write (abs)("0") instead to be assured of the diagnostic.

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