Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 6 Jul 2005 14:56:48 +0200 | From | Jurriaan on adsl-gate <> | Subject | Re: PROBLEM: please remove reserved word "new" from kernel headers |
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On Wed, Jul 06, 2005 at 02:26:57AM -0700, Rob Prowel wrote: > [1.] One line summary of the problem: > > 2.4 and 2.6 kernel headers use c++ reserved word "new" > as identifier in function prototypes. > This is a FAQ.
1) kernel headers are for kernel use. 2) the kernel is written in C, not C++. 3) if userspace needs those headers, write your own based on the kernel headers.
Do you really think you're the first to notice this since it exists in 2.4 headers?
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