Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 06 Jul 2005 16:43:05 +0200 | From | Michal Schmidt <> | Subject | Re: PROBLEM: please remove reserved word "new" from kernel headers |
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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.
Yes, the kernel is written in C, not C++.
> using the identifier "new" in kernel headers that are > visible to applications programs is a bad idea.
Programs are not supposed to include kernel headers. This is a FAQ, see the archives.
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