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On Thu, Feb 04, 2016 at 06:01:32PM +0100, Szabolcs Nagy wrote:
> * u-uy74@aetey.se <u-uy74@aetey.se> [2016-02-04 17:22:47 +0100]:
> > On Thu, Feb 04, 2016 at 10:41:38AM -0500, Rich Felker wrote:
> > > http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/009695399/functions/makecontext.html
> > 
> > Just for the record, nevertheless it is a pity to lose them.
> 
> note that the broken makecontext prototype is not the
> only reason these apis are problematic:

Thanks for the detailed explanation Szabolcs.

I was aware of most of the general issues/limitations but good to know
in depth.

Regards,
Rune