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RE: iconv prototype
- From: "Sam Varkey" <sam at varkey dot org>
- To: "'Eric Blake'" <ebb9 at byu dot net>, "'Wizards' Guild'" <wizardsguild at earthlink dot net>, <newlib at sources dot redhat dot com>
- Cc: <spam at uce dot gov>
- Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2009 19:16:43 -0400
- Subject: RE: iconv prototype
- References: <27885013.1250788692197.JavaMail.root@elwamui-norfolk.atl.sa.earthlink.net> <4A8D8D16.6030209@byu.net>
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From: newlib-owner@sourceware.org [mailto:newlib-owner@sourceware.org] On
Behalf Of Eric Blake
Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2009 1:51 PM
To: Wizards' Guild; newlib@sources.redhat.com
Subject: Re: iconv prototype
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According to Wizards' Guild on 8/20/2009 11:18 AM:
> Eric,
>
> This does seem like historical baggage. Would it be reasonable to keep the
const unless we have "strict" STDC?
No. iconv is not specified by C, but it IS specified by POSIX, and we are
only doing ourselves a disservice by not complying with the standard.
- --
Don't work too hard, make some time for fun as well!
Eric Blake ebb9@byu.net
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