[Bug regex/5200] New: regex uses K&R definitions instead of ANSI C

["sds at gnu dot org" <sourceware-bugzilla@sourceware.org>]

regcomp.c and regexec.c use old K&R function definitions instead of the ANSI C.
this makes it impossible to compile regex with g++.
glibc regex is used by gnulib 
and thus by dozens of packages that import regex from gnulib.
this makes all those packages uncompilable with g++.
(even when the package is plain C, it is useful to compile it
with c++ every now and then to get a better type checking).
I have patched regcomp.c and regexec.c to compile with g++.
I don't see a way to attach a file though.

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           Summary: regex uses K&R definitions instead of ANSI C
           Product: glibc
           Version: unspecified
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: regex
        AssignedTo: drepper at redhat dot com
        ReportedBy: sds at gnu dot org
                CC: glibc-bugs-regex at sources dot redhat dot com,glibc-
                    bugs at sources dot redhat dot com


http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=5200

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