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Re: [PATCH] Use __unused0 instead of __unused for user visible struct members

On Sun, Jan 8, 2012 at 8:27 PM, Ulrich Drepper <drepper@gmail.com> wrote:
> Ehm, no. ?All symbols starting with _ belong to the system. ?I'm not
> going to make any change to enable broken software. ?Just fix that
> broken code.

Isn't *most* user code non-coforming in some way?

There is definitely a slippery slope here, but in this
case the change is purely mechanical and enables
the building of additional user code with glibc.

What technical or non-technical reasons are there for
*not* making the change?

Cheers,
Carlos.
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