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Re: getopt with gcc -ansi
On Wed, 11 Aug 2004, Paul Eggert wrote:
> But in POSIX 1003.1-2004, getopt and sleep are both required functions
> on the same footing; neither is an XSI extension, for example.
> Perhaps this wasn't true in older POSIX revisions, but it's true now.
> The "-ansi" flag should affect only the C standard level, not the
> POSIX revision level, no?
-ansi sets the baseline as C89 function only, feature test macros must be
defined for the rest. The non-C89 headers may be simplified by declaring
some other functions anyway if all relevant standards say they must, but
-ansi plus non-C89 functions is only meant to be used with feature test
macros. There is a brief note in CONFORMANCE about use of -ansi plus
feature test macros, though it is silent on the undefined case of using
POSIX headers without the necessary macros.
Using -ansi -D_POSIX_C_SOURCE=200112L will get you the getopt declaration.
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Joseph S. Myers
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