On Sun, Oct 28, 2012 at 11:46:51AM -0500, Bob Friesenhahn wrote: >... > If the code was written for C89 then I am likely to want to continue > compiling it for C89 if possible but also allow "best effort" if the > compiler does not have a C89 mode. If the code is updated to also > work properly for C99, then C99 can be requested. > > Those of us who updated C89 code to work with C99 compilers realize > that it is not necessarily a trivial task (e.g. changes to aliasing > rules). C99 code can be written in a way that it will work with C89 > compilers, but C89-originated code may malfunction when compiled > with C99 compilers. If that is be true, then we have a serious problem with the current autoconf master. Can you provide an example C89 program that does malfunction with a C99 compiler? > Bob cu Adrian -- "Is there not promise of rain?" Ling Tan asked suddenly out of the darkness. There had been need of rain for many days. "Only a promise," Lao Er said. Pearl S. Buck - Dragon Seed _______________________________________________ Autoconf mailing list Autoconf@xxxxxxx https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/autoconf