Subject: Re: use of C99 revisited
To: Garrett D'Amore <garrett_damore@tadpole.com>
From: Allen Briggs <briggs@netbsd.org>
List: tech-kern
Date: 04/27/2006 01:14:41
On Sun, Apr 23, 2006 at 05:36:05PM -0700, Garrett D'Amore wrote:
[ C99 initializers ]
> Okay, so not safe in the host tools, but in native only stuff its okay?
In general, host tools must be as portable as possible and therefore
we do want to stay away from C99 features. For native code, C99
features supported by the in-tree compilers (incl. 2.95 at the
moment) are OK.
As with any feature, my personal preference is to use it only where
necessary. Sometimes it's tempting to overuse features just because
you can...
-allen
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