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On Saturday, in article <826984754snz@wbriscoe.demon.co.uk>
     walter@wbriscoe.demon.co.uk "walter briscoe" wrote:

wb> [Walter creates a macro or function str.. and says: ]

wb> This complies with the letter of ANSI/ISO  9899-1990:
wb> 
wb> > 7.13.8  String handling <string.h>
wb> >
wb> >   Function names that begin with str, mem or wcs and a lowercase letter
wb> > (followed by any combination of digits, letters, and underscore) may be
wb> > added to the declarations in the <string.h> header.

Hang ON!!!  ".. may be added.."?  WHO may be adding such names?  Does
it say?

Is this section of the std offering you a handout?  Or is it firing a
warning shot across your bow in case you intend to write programs that
will be portable both now and in the future?

ISO may eventually add such names in that header.

If any low-life sysadmin starts b*gg*ring about with <string.h> on a
machine I ever use, ...  can you spell P-4-5?

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