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List:       gnulib-bug
Subject:    Re: Is IRIX 6.5 obsolete?
From:       Simon Josefsson <simon () josefsson ! org>
Date:       2012-05-22 17:46:58
Message-ID: 878vgk152l.fsf () latte ! josefsson ! org
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Paul Eggert <eggert@cs.ucla.edu> writes:

> On 05/22/2012 05:45 AM, Eric Blake wrote:
>> I wonder if the 'extensions' module should add a -U_POSIX_SOURCE to
>> CFLAGS on platforms where defining _POSIX_SOURCE is known to disable
>> useful extensions.
>
> Typically it's not a good idea to second-guess users if they explicitly
> put something into CFLAGS.  The need here does not seem to be great,
> so it's probably better to leave things alone.

I agree -- if someone wants to build a project using -D_POSIX_SOURCE
that should be possible.

/Simon

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