* [PATCH] manual: Update the _ISOC99_SOURCE description.
@ 2018-02-19 13:06 Rical Jasan
2018-02-19 16:59 ` Joseph Myers
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From: Rical Jasan @ 2018-02-19 13:06 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: libc-alpha
Cc: Joseph Myers, Michael Kerrisk, Zack Weinberg, Carlos O'Donell
The current description refers to ISO C99 not being widely adopted,
which it is believed to be now.
* manual/creature.texi (_ISOC99_SOURCE): Update the dated
description.
---
manual/creature.texi | 7 +++----
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/manual/creature.texi b/manual/creature.texi
index 483bf85ad7..fe7a7790a2 100644
--- a/manual/creature.texi
+++ b/manual/creature.texi
@@ -167,10 +167,9 @@ This macro was introduced as part of the Large File Support extension
@defvr Macro _ISOC99_SOURCE
@standards{GNU, (none)}
-Until the revised @w{ISO C} standard is widely adopted the new features
-are not automatically enabled. @Theglibc{} nevertheless has a complete
-implementation of the new standard and to enable the new features the
-macro @code{_ISOC99_SOURCE} should be defined.
+If this macro is defined, features from ISO C99 are included. Since
+these features are included by default, this macro is mostly relevant
+when the compiler uses an earlier language version.
@end defvr
@defvr Macro _ISOC11_SOURCE
--
2.16.1
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* Re: [PATCH] manual: Update the _ISOC99_SOURCE description.
2018-02-19 13:06 [PATCH] manual: Update the _ISOC99_SOURCE description Rical Jasan
@ 2018-02-19 16:59 ` Joseph Myers
2018-02-20 8:18 ` Rical Jasan
0 siblings, 1 reply; 3+ messages in thread
From: Joseph Myers @ 2018-02-19 16:59 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Rical Jasan
Cc: libc-alpha, Michael Kerrisk, Zack Weinberg, Carlos O'Donell
On Mon, 19 Feb 2018, Rical Jasan wrote:
> The current description refers to ISO C99 not being widely adopted,
> which it is believed to be now.
>
> * manual/creature.texi (_ISOC99_SOURCE): Update the dated
> description.
OK.
--
Joseph S. Myers
joseph@codesourcery.com
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* Re: [PATCH] manual: Update the _ISOC99_SOURCE description.
2018-02-19 16:59 ` Joseph Myers
@ 2018-02-20 8:18 ` Rical Jasan
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From: Rical Jasan @ 2018-02-20 8:18 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Joseph Myers
Cc: libc-alpha, Michael Kerrisk, Zack Weinberg, Carlos O'Donell
On 02/19/2018 08:15 AM, Joseph Myers wrote:
> On Mon, 19 Feb 2018, Rical Jasan wrote:
>
>> The current description refers to ISO C99 not being widely adopted,
>> which it is believed to be now.
>>
>> * manual/creature.texi (_ISOC99_SOURCE): Update the dated
>> description.
>
> OK.
Committed; e8d190b9ed81
Thanks,
Rical
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