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Re: [PATCH] Linux: Add <sys/direntries.h>


On Tue, Jun 18, 2019 at 04:24:58PM +0200, Florian Weimer wrote:
> This header file provides the types struct direntry and struct
> direntries, and the functions direntries_init, direntries_read,
> and direntries_next.  Using a separate header file (instead of
> augmenting <dirent.h>) allows more straightforward type names
> because identifier collisions are less of a problem (new code
> can work around them).

I don't understand the motivation for these interfaces vs using the
standard ones. It seems like adding them explicitly discourages
portable code and has few if any benefits.

Rich


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