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Re: CVS commit: src/include



In article <8764pd5c21.fsf%snark.piermont.com@localhost>,
Perry E. Metzger <perry%piermont.com@localhost> wrote:
>
>YAMAMOTO Takashi <yamt%mwd.biglobe.ne.jp@localhost> writes:
>>> Module Name:        src
>>> Committed By:       perry
>>> Date:               Sat Dec 24 23:04:05 UTC 2005
>>> 
>>> Modified Files:
>>>     src/include: stdlib.h
>>> 
>>> Log Message:
>>> __const__ -> const
>>> This is in an __attribute__ so it isn't really necessary, but it gets
>>> it out of the listing of __keyword__s...
>>> 
>>> 
>>> To generate a diff of this commit:
>>> cvs rdiff -r1.73 -r1.74 src/include/stdlib.h
>>
>> why?
>
>The "why" is so that sweeps looking for __const__ don't find it any
>more. It isn't actually important -- it just makes the rest of the job
>easier. As I said "isn't really necessary, but gets it out of the
>listing".
>

I am not sure if this is correct though. I.e. some programs do -Dconst=
to avoid const, but in this case "const" means something different.

christos




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