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Re: [PATCH 1/2] MinGW: Use pid_t more consequently, introduce uid_t for greater compatibility

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Johannes Schindelin <johannes.schindelin@gmx.de>
Date
Dec 30, 2009, 11:11 UTC
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Hi,
On Wed, 30 Dec 2009, Sebastian Schuberth wrote:
> Anyway, IMHO the correct declaration of e.g. getuid() is not "int 
> getuid()", but "uid_t getuid()" etc. So even if the uid_t type was not 
> required, it's a good change I think.

FWIW I concur with this reasoning. Even if in this particular case, we could work around the issue, it is basically a non-intrusive, minimal janitorial patch. Especially since the original author of the wrong signature concurs.

Ciao, Dscho

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  2. Johannes SixtDec 29, 2009
  3. Sebastian SchuberthDec 30, 2009
  4. Erik Faye-LundDec 30, 2009
  5. Sebastian SchuberthDec 30, 2009
  6. Johannes SchindelinDec 30, 2009
  7. Johannes SixtDec 31, 2009
  8. Johannes SchindelinDec 31, 2009
  9. Sebastian SchuberthDec 31, 2009
  10. Johannes SchindelinDec 31, 2009

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