Re: ISO C 99 versus POSIX 2001

2005-08-24 Thread Paul Eggert
Bruno Haible <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Gnulib's purpose is to provide portability across the mainstream > systems, _regardless_ whether they implement the standards > correctly. I agree with most of the other points you made, but I'd like to demur on this point. Gnulib is part of the GNU pro

Re: ISO C 99 versus POSIX 2001

2005-08-24 Thread Bruno Haible
Jim Meyering wrote: > ... a prescribed norm: relatively-recent POSIX. > ... > My point is that Gnulib development should not be held hostage to a > system that is behind the standards curve. I disagree. Gnulib's purpose is to provide portability across the mainstream systems, _regardless_ whether