On 06/07/05, Rob Prowel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 2.4 and 2.6 kernel headers use c++ reserved word "new" > as identifier in function prototypes. > [...] > While not an error, per se, it is kind of sloppy and > it is amazing that it hasn't shown up before now. > using the identifier "new" in kernel headers that are > visible to applications programs is a bad idea.
This has been discussed before: see http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=111637766131104&w=2 and the ensuing thread. -- schnee - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
