Problem with ctype.h

Roland McGrath roland@frob.com
Mon Oct 26 14:27:00 GMT 1998


> The question is if 1003.1-1996 allows everything in 
> <bits/pthreadtypes.h> to be included in <ctype.h>. 

I think it does, but only because its allowance is so broad.
ANSI/ISO C definitely does not allow it.

> They should be ok in <pthread.h>. Shouldn't we just include
> <bits/pthreadtypes.h> when the types defined in it are needed?

Yes, I think so.  I don't see why any of those types are needed except by
<pthread.h>.



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