reopen 162576 quit On Fri, Sep 27, 2002 at 10:12:09AM -0400, Ben Collins wrote: > > # if !defined _LIBC || defined _LIBC_REENTRANT > /* When using threads, errno is a per-thread value. */ > # define errno (*__errno_location ()) > # endif > > Clearly it only gets defined as (*__errno_location ()) if we are not > _LIBC (not the case for us ever) or _LIBC_REENTRANT is defined.
Most applications are not _LIBC. > Now, -D_REENTRANT does not assume threads, but it does assume thread > safe, so the definition is perfectly normal in that case (e.g. a module > or library that does not use threads, being usable by a threaded program > should use this). I don't think this is a bug at all. If you can show me a way of compiling an application where errno is not set to this function call, then I'll agree with you. -- Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 is out! ( http://www.debian.org/ ) Email: Herbert Xu ~{PmV>HI~} <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Home Page: http://gondor.apana.org.au/~herbert/ PGP Key: http://gondor.apana.org.au/~herbert/pubkey.txt -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
