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Article #18Re: ctype.h problems
From: bothner
Date: Sun, 05 Apr 1992 15:49
Date: Sun, 05 Apr 1992 15:49
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sjg@melb.bull.oz.au (Simon J Gerraty) writes: >One suggestion was: >#include_next <ctype.h> ... >On other machines such as the sun386, the system's ctype.h is >not ANSI compatible (toupper,tolower are macros with side >effects) and cannot be used. It follows that such a ctype.h cannot be used for C programs. Why should I add to my maintainance problems in order to make ANSI *C* header files work better for g++ than for gcc? >Please don't do this. Sorry. I suggest you fix the C header files (copy the fixed version where gcc fixincludes installs things) - or get a new C library. --Per Bothner Cygnus Support bothner@cygnus.com
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Newsgroups: gnu.g++.lib.bug Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!cis.ohio-state.edu!cygnus.com!bothner From: bothner@cygnus.com Subject: Re: ctype.h problems Message-ID: <9204060549.AA05754@cygnus.com> Sender: gnulists@ai.mit.edu Organization: GNUs Not Usenet References: <1992Apr6.015652.7021@melb.bull.oz.au> Distribution: gnu Date: Sun, 5 Apr 1992 15:49:45 GMT Approved: bug-lib-g++@prep.ai.mit.edu Lines: 20