Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 16 Feb 1999 16:47:28 -0600 (CST) | From | Oliver Xymoron <> | Subject | Re: New snapshot of modutils |
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On Tue, 16 Feb 1999, Alan Olsen wrote:
> > > Please note that the depmod and modprobe utilities are back to C++. > > > This is a result of a discussion in linux-kernel last week, and this > > > is the way it has to be, in consideration of all involved. > > > > *sigh* C++? What's wrong with C? > > C is not buzzword complient.
No, the problem is there's some concern about the copyright status of the C code fork. Read the archives. Hence the regression to a known state, which happens to be C++. Movement back to C is in progress.
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