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Make the indentation of the "Deprecated and removed features" section
for 2.28 consistent with the indentation of the "Major new features"
section above.  Also, consistently refer to "stdio functions" instead
of "stdio.h functions".
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Zack Weinberg 2018-04-23 11:25:19 -04:00
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@ -27,35 +27,35 @@ Major new features:
Deprecated and removed features, and other changes affecting compatibility: Deprecated and removed features, and other changes affecting compatibility:
* The nonstandard header files <libio.h> and <_G_config.h> are no longer * The nonstandard header files <libio.h> and <_G_config.h> are no longer
installed. Software that was using either header should be updated to installed. Software that was using either header should be updated to
use standard <stdio.h> interfaces instead. use standard <stdio.h> interfaces instead.
* The stdio.h functions 'getc' and 'putc' are no longer defined as macros. * The stdio functions 'getc' and 'putc' are no longer defined as macros.
This was never required by the C standard, and the macros just expanded This was never required by the C standard, and the macros just expanded
to call alternative names for the same functions. If you hoped getc and to call alternative names for the same functions. If you hoped getc and
putc would provide performance improvements over fgetc and fputc, instead putc would provide performance improvements over fgetc and fputc, instead
investigate using (f)getc_unlocked and (f)putc_unlocked, and, if investigate using (f)getc_unlocked and (f)putc_unlocked, and, if
necessary, flockfile and funlockfile. necessary, flockfile and funlockfile.
* All stdio functions now treat end-of-file as a sticky condition. If you * All stdio functions now treat end-of-file as a sticky condition. If you
read from a file until EOF, and then the file is enlarged by another read from a file until EOF, and then the file is enlarged by another
process, you must call clearerr or another function with the same effect process, you must call clearerr or another function with the same effect
(e.g. fseek, rewind) before you can read the additional data. This (e.g. fseek, rewind) before you can read the additional data. This
corrects a longstanding C99 conformance bug. It is most likely to affect corrects a longstanding C99 conformance bug. It is most likely to affect
programs that use stdio to read interactive input from a terminal. programs that use stdio to read interactive input from a terminal.
(Bug #1190.) (Bug #1190.)
* The macros 'major', 'minor', and 'makedev' are now only available from * The macros 'major', 'minor', and 'makedev' are now only available from
the header <sys/sysmacros.h>; not from <sys/types.h> or various other the header <sys/sysmacros.h>; not from <sys/types.h> or various other
headers that happen to include <sys/types.h>. These macros are rarely headers that happen to include <sys/types.h>. These macros are rarely
used, not part of POSIX nor XSI, and their names frequently collide with used, not part of POSIX nor XSI, and their names frequently collide with
user code; see https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=19239 for user code; see https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=19239 for
further explanation. further explanation.
<sys/sysmacros.h> is a GNU extension. Portable programs that require <sys/sysmacros.h> is a GNU extension. Portable programs that require
these macros should first include <sys/types.h>, and then include these macros should first include <sys/types.h>, and then include
<sys/sysmacros.h> if __GNU_LIBRARY__ is defined. <sys/sysmacros.h> if __GNU_LIBRARY__ is defined.
Changes to build and runtime requirements: Changes to build and runtime requirements: