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Re: RL_LIB_READLINE_VERSION
From: |
Ralf Wildenhues |
Subject: |
Re: RL_LIB_READLINE_VERSION |
Date: |
Mon, 16 Jan 2006 12:29:29 +0100 |
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Mutt/1.5.11 |
Hi Thomas,
* Thomas Dickey wrote on Mon, Jan 16, 2006 at 11:54:33AM CET:
> On Mon, 16 Jan 2006, Ralf Wildenhues wrote:
>
> >AC_DEFINE([foo], [bar baz])
> >The "new" syntax is backward-compatible to the dark ages, and should
> >have been, had it not been for the lazyness of the people in the dark
> >ages, used and promoted from day one.
>
> actually it is not (being kind, one must assume that you're aware that is
> an oversimplification). It is "mostly" compatible, but not backward
> compatible.
This is news to me, I had previously thought this to be backward
compatible in any possible way. Could you be bothered to explain
in which way it fails this? Pointers welcome.
Cheers,
Ralf