Messages in this thread |  | | From | "Adam J. Richter" <> | Date | Thu, 16 Aug 2001 23:52:47 -0700 | Subject | Re: 2.4.9 does not compile |
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> The macro "min(n1,n2)", is a very standard practice in C > programming.
>If min() in it's "very standard practice" form is broken at >the core, breaking it like I have is a fix.
Granted, in some cases, I am in favor of the Linux kernel being the innovator in violating some prevailing standards that I regard as sufficientliy "broken at the core", like, say, the popularity of really long variable names. However, I think just about nobody else in this discussion accepts the major premise of that syllogism that min(n1,n2) is "broken to the core", at least not to the degree that changing it that way is a fix.
>Let this go till Linus returns from Finland in a week or so, >I'm sure he'll be more than happy to state why he wanted >me to do these changes.
OK.
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