On Tue, Mar 26, 2002 at 12:06:48PM -0800, Russ Allbery wrote:
 
> I realize that it's not technically allowed by the C standard, but are
> there platforms where interposition actually doesn't work?
> 
> When I want to replace a C library function that's broken, I just link in
> a file that provides that function.  It's always worked for me.  That way,

not for me.  occasionally there are problems with shared libraries not loading
properly, and - even for static libraries - hidden dependencies.  Renaming is
more reliable.  Adding a conflicting name is something to do only as a last
resort.

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