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Re: make 3.82 considered harmful
- From: Andreas Schwab <schwab at linux-m68k dot org>
- To: Roland McGrath <roland at hack dot frob dot com>
- Cc: "GNU C. Library" <libc-alpha at sourceware dot org>
- Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2013 12:10:00 +0200
- Subject: Re: make 3.82 considered harmful
- References: <20130613182622 dot 8F4982C07F at topped-with-meat dot com> <m24nd1a9uy dot fsf at linux-m68k dot org> <20130614020726 dot 264DD2C09D at topped-with-meat dot com>
Roland McGrath <roland@hack.frob.com> writes:
> How it happened to be happens to be wrong in a way that happens to coincide
> roughly with the change to the behavior.
Is that a question?
> But the old behavior was easy to understand while the new behavior is
> not.
The new rule is more intuitive since it doesn't depend on order.
Andreas.
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