[OpenAFS-devel] Re: OpenAFS CVS Commit: openafs/src/rxgen by shadow

[Neulinger, Nathan]

Well, there has always been a history of "don't use prototypes" in the
AFS source cause of certain kernel-compilers not being able to handle
it. Or at least, be very careful about where they are used... Dig back
in archives about the _P() discussion.=20

I'm not disagreeing with their use (I've held back on a ton of cleanup
that would have added LOTS more prototyping), I'm just wondering about
what appears to be a sudden change in policy.=20

-- Nathan

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Derek Atkins [mailto:derek@ihtfp.com]=20
> Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2002 8:12 AM
> To: Neulinger, Nathan
> Cc: openafs-devel@openafs.org
> Subject: Re: [OpenAFS-devel] Re: OpenAFS CVS Commit:=20
> openafs/src/rxgen by shadow
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> Nathan Neulinger <nneul@umr.edu> writes:
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> > Hey, wait a minute... I thought we weren't supposed to have=20
> prototypes
> > in those headers cause they could be used with kernel compiles?
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> Um, what's wrong with prototypes for kernel compiles?  The point of
> prototypes are to get compiler warnings when you use a function
> improperly.
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> > -- Nathan
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> -derek
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>        Derek Atkins
>        Computer and Internet Security Consultant
>        derek@ihtfp.com             www.ihtfp.com
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