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Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2002 15:11:47 -0800
From: Greg KH <greg@kroah.com>
To: jtv <jtv@xs4all.nl>
Cc: Vladimir Kondratiev <vladimir.kondratiev@intel.com>,
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Subject: Re: __FUNCTION__
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On Tue, Jan 08, 2002 at 11:56:49PM +0100, jtv wrote:
> 
> Don't have a C99 spec, but here's what info gcc has to say about it:
> 
> [...description of "function names" extension as currently found in gcc...]
> 
>    Note that these semantics are deprecated, and that GCC 3.2 will
> handle `__FUNCTION__' and `__PRETTY_FUNCTION__' the same way as
> `__func__'.  `__func__' is defined by the ISO standard C99:

Any reason _why_ they would want to break tons of existing code in this
manner?  Just the fact that the __func__ symbol is there to use?

Since the C99 spec does not state anything about __FUNCTION__, changing
it from the current behavior does not seem like a wise thing to do.

Any pointers to someone to complain to, or is there no chance for
reversal?

greg k-h
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