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To:	woods@weird.com, byron@netapp.com
Subject: Re: RC => POSIX
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> >Byron has written that it is better to be portable than POSIX. He even
> >mentioned ANSI C as a stumbeling block for portablility. To be
> >consequent I therefore suggest that ANSI C is dropped (or POSIX adopted :-)
> 
> I'm not sure what you are saying here. I think I mentioned that
> the fake ansi headers that rc ships are an obstacle to portability.
> That doesn't have much to do with ansi C.
> 

I apologise for any confusion (especially if my email, by mistake, can
be considered negative towards Mr Rakitzis).

I interpreted Mr Rakitzis previous message as a suggestion that ANSI
function prototypes should go, since K&R C is more portable (available
on more systems).

Best Wishes, Bengt
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