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Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2001 17:55:32 -0500
From: Tom Leete <tleete@mountain.net>
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To: Ulrich Drepper <drepper@cygnus.com>
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   Eli Carter <eli.carter@inet.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] pcnet32 compilation fix for 2.4.3pre6
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Ulrich Drepper wrote:
> 
> dank@trellisinc.com writes:
> 
> > with the new ansi standard, this use of __inline__ is no longer
> > necessary,
> 
> This is not correct.  Since the semantics of inline in C99 and gcc
> differ all code which depends on the gcc semantics should continue to
> use __inline__ since this keyword will hopefully forever signal the
> gcc semantics.

Unfortunately, it seems that gcc will define __inline__ as a synonym for
inline, whatever inline is currently in use. I asked this on the gcc list a
while ago. The archive there should have the replies.

Regards,
Tom

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