[Info-vax] C... the only winning move is not to play...

[Chris Scheers]

VAXman- @SendSpamHere.ORG wrote:
> 
> The problem is that this code may, someday, be handed off to those for whom
> it's been developed.  They may not have mucked with header files to make it
> work.  And, who knows what will happen with a compiler update; it might re-
> build the offending header.
> 
> [Note] Error checking should be added to your code if/when you use the RTLs
> detailed herein.

I guess I wasn't clear enough.  In no way do I recommend copying the 
headers from a later system and replacing the "system" headers on the 
current system.  As you point out, compiler/system updates can change 
things on you.  This may also break other working builds.

Put the copied headers in a local directory (perhaps the project source 
directory) and modify the compile script (via command line, logical 
name, etc.) to pick up the local copy before the (possibly incorrect) 
system ones.

These copied headers then become part of the project and should be 
handed off with the project.

If copyright issues come into play, the hand off instructions should 
include information about where to get the correct headers instead of 
the headers themselves.

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