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Re: [bug-gnulib] Question concerning c-ctype, c-strcase, c-strcasestr an
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Bruno Haible |
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Re: [bug-gnulib] Question concerning c-ctype, c-strcase, c-strcasestr and c-strstr modules |
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Fri, 15 Sep 2006 14:38:11 +0200 |
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Yoann Vandoorselaere wrote:
> The c-ctype, c-strcase, c-strcasestr and c-strstr modules seem only to
> implement their replacement functions using a "c_" prefix.
>
> However, there is no autoconf test implemented by these modules that
> redefine the original function (in case it is missing) to point to their
> GnuLib replacement.
>
> Is this behavior expected ?
Yes. These modules are not "replacement" functions; they define functions
of their own, not specified by POSIX.
c-ctype, c-strcase, c-strcasestr are useful if you explicitly don't
want locale-dependent behaviour (for example, if you know that the strings
are ASCII strings and you want treat 'i' and 'I' the same, even if
operating in a Turkish locale).
c-strstr is a speedup for strstr, applicable in certain cases (see
c-strstr.h for details).
Bruno