Paolo Bonzini wrote:
> Why not document "using the strdup module for the sake of replacing
> strdup is now obsolete", removing the dependency when POSIX behavior is
> not required
ok, why not?
> and calling strdup-posix just strdup?
IMO it does not hurt to keep the module 'strdup' around, for packages who
need to port to very ancient machines (e.g. GNU tar). Like we do for the modules
strtol
strtoul
memchr
memcmp
memcpy
memmove
memset
strcspn
strpbrk
I'm changing MODULES.html.sh to make it clear which modules are only for
obsolete platforms.
2008-09-21 Bruno Haible <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
* MODULES.html.sh (Support for obsolete systems lacking ANSI C 89): New
section.
(Support for systems lacking ANSI C 89): Move stdlib, exit, strtol,
strtoul, memchr, memcmp, memcpy, memmove, memset, strcspn, strpbrk to
the new section.
(Support for obsolete systems lacking POSIX:2001): New section.
(String handling <string.h>): Move strdup to the new section.
Suggested by Simon Josefsson and Paolo Bonzini.
*** MODULES.html.sh.orig 2008-09-21 18:06:03.000000000 +0200
--- MODULES.html.sh 2008-09-21 18:02:12.000000000 +0200
***************
*** 1486,1501 ****
# func_all_modules
func_all_modules ()
{
! element="Support for systems lacking ANSI C 89"
! func_section_wrap ansic_sup
func_wrap H2
func_echo "$element"
func_begin_table
func_module stdlib
func_module exit
- func_module atexit
- func_module strtod
func_module strtol
func_module strtoul
func_module memchr
--- 1486,1499 ----
# func_all_modules
func_all_modules ()
{
! element="Support for obsolete systems lacking ANSI C 89"
! func_section_wrap ansic_sup_obsolete
func_wrap H2
func_echo "$element"
func_begin_table
func_module stdlib
func_module exit
func_module strtol
func_module strtoul
func_module memchr
***************
*** 1505,1516 ****
func_module memset
func_module strcspn
func_module strpbrk
func_module strerror
func_module mktime
func_end_table
- func_echo 'Most of these modules are not listed among dependencies below,
for simplicity.'
-
element="Enhancements for ANSI C 89 functions"
func_section_wrap ansic_enh
func_wrap H2
--- 1503,1525 ----
func_module memset
func_module strcspn
func_module strpbrk
+ func_end_table
+
+ func_echo 'These modules are not listed among dependencies below, for
simplicity.'
+ func_echo 'If your package requires portability to old, obsolete systems,
you need to list these modules explicitly among the modules to import through
gnulib-tool.'
+
+ element="Support for systems lacking ANSI C 89"
+ func_section_wrap ansic_sup
+ func_wrap H2
+ func_echo "$element"
+
+ func_begin_table
+ func_module atexit
+ func_module strtod
func_module strerror
func_module mktime
func_end_table
element="Enhancements for ANSI C 89 functions"
func_section_wrap ansic_enh
func_wrap H2
***************
*** 1665,1671 ****
func_module strcasestr
func_module strcasestr-simple
func_module strchrnul
- func_module strdup
func_module streq
func_module strnlen
func_module strnlen1
--- 1674,1679 ----
***************
*** 2071,2076 ****
--- 2079,2096 ----
func_module mbfile
func_end_table
+ element="Support for obsolete systems lacking POSIX:2001"
+ func_section_wrap posix_sup_obsolete
+ func_wrap H2
+ func_echo "$element"
+
+ func_begin_table
+ func_module strdup
+ func_end_table
+
+ func_echo 'These modules are not listed among dependencies below, for
simplicity.'
+ func_echo 'If your package requires portability to old, obsolete systems,
you need to list these modules explicitly among the modules to import through
gnulib-tool.'
+
element="Support for systems lacking POSIX:2001"
func_section_wrap posix_sup
func_wrap H2
