Add strings.h

[Ralf Corsepius]

On 10/08/2010 06:20 PM, Jeff Johnston wrote:
> On 10/08/2010 11:36 AM, Corinna Vinschen wrote:
>> On Oct 8 17:17, Ralf Corsepius wrote:
>>> On 10/08/2010 04:45 PM, Howland Craig D (Craig) wrote:
>>>> Ralf:
>>>>
>>>> One suggestion: for the unimplemented functions, rather than #if 0 to
>>>> effectively comment them out, actually comment them out so that if
>>>> people
>>>> grep for them the results show that they are not real.
>>>>
>>>> That is, change, for example,
>>>> #if 0
>>>> /* Not implemented */
>>>> int _EXFUN(strcasecmp_l,(const char *, const char *, locale_t));
>>>> #endif
>>>>
>>>> to something like
>>>> #if 0
>>>> /* Not implemented */
>>>> /* TBD int _EXFUN(strcasecmp_l,(const char *, const char *,
>>>> locale_t)); */
>>>> #endif
>>>> [where the #if 0 could be kept, but obviously would not be needed].
>>> I am OK with either solution - Jeff, Corinna, what's your preference?
>> Can't speak for Jeff, but my preference would be to drop them entirely
>> for now. We have not a single SUSv4 locale-aware ctype and string
>> function declared or defined. Nor do we yet have a declaration or
>> definition of the related newlocale/uselocale/duplocale/freelocale
>> functions. Without even the groundwork being available, I don't think
>> it makes sense to mention these function at all.
>>
>>
>> Corinna
>>
> I don't have a problem either way as there are only a few functions, but
> would prefer no ifdefs if they are mentioned.
>
> -- Jeff J.

Sorry it tool so long to get back at this.

Next version of the patch enclosed below, this time with all 
TBD's/ifdefs removed.

Ralf
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