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

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

[sds at gnu dot 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


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

[sds at gnu dot org]

------- Additional Comments From sds at gnu dot org  2007-10-19 15:19 -------
Created an attachment (id=2055)
 --> (http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=2055&action=view)
regexec ansi C patch


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

[sds at gnu dot org]

------- Additional Comments From sds at gnu dot org  2007-10-19 15:20 -------
Created an attachment (id=2056)
 --> (http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=2056&action=view)
regcomp ansi C patch


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

[drepper at redhat dot com]

------- Additional Comments From drepper at redhat dot com  2007-10-20 03:29 -------
regex is C code, don't use a C++ compiler.  The use of K&R is deliberate and
will not be changed.

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           What    |Removed                     |Added
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             Status|NEW                         |RESOLVED
         Resolution|                            |WONTFIX


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