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Re: struct stat

To: "Martin v. Loewis" <martin@mira.isdn.cs.tu-berlin.de>
Subject: Re: struct stat
From: "David A. Greene" <greened@eecs.umich.edu>
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 1999 10:17:36 -0500
CC: libc-alpha@cygnus.com
Organization: Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, The University of Michigan
References: <Pine.LNX.4.05.9903121652540.31477-100000@hydra.eecs.umich.edu> <199903122336.AAA00146@delius.kettenis.nl> <36EAB10E.8D4D3583@eecs.umich.edu> <199903140040.BAA00469@mira.isdn.cs.tu-berlin.de>

Martin v. Loewis wrote:
> 
> > This is flat-out wrong, IMHO.  Restricting users to gcc cuts out a
> > whole lot of users from linux.  I'm thinking specifically of the
> > entire academic research community.  :(
> 
> Well, I'm in the academic research community, and I don't feel cut-out
> by having to use gcc. Please re-read your statement, and re-consider
> whether it is true in the light of the day.

In my experience, it is true if the research involves compiler 
modifications.

                                           -Dave

References:
- Re: struct stat
  - From: David Greene <greened@eecs.umich.edu>
- Re: struct stat
  - From: Mark Kettenis <kettenis@wins.uva.nl>
- Re: struct stat
  - From: "David A. Greene" <greened@eecs.umich.edu>

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