tech-userlevel: Re: Global variable name which equals to func name causes coredump(gcc).

Subject: Re: Global variable name which equals to func name causes coredump(gcc).
To: None <tech-userlevel@netbsd.org>
From: Christos Zoulas <christos@astron.com>
List: tech-userlevel
Date: 09/28/2007 15:27:04

In article <200709281523.LAA14427@Sparkle.Rodents.Montreal.QC.CA>,
der Mouse  <mouse@Rodents.Montreal.QC.CA> wrote:
>> Variables beginning with "_" are reserved for the implementation.
>> Applications aren't allowed to use any variables starting with "_".
>
>Except as exported by the implementation; consider _res and __progname.

Both mistakes that have cost portability over the years :-)

christos