Re: [PATCH 0/2] C99: harder dependency on variadic macros

From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date: Apr 12, 2021, 23:19 UTC
Message-ID: <xmqqlf9nm6pv.fsf@gitster.g>
In-Reply-To: <YHTQZK5ja8Ypja0l@camp.crustytoothpaste.net>

"brian m. carlson" <sandals@crustytoothpaste.net> writes:

> If this works on Windows, it will also work on Unix, because POSIX has
> required C99 support since the 2001 revision, and __VA_ARGS__ is C99.
> Unix systems are not the thing preventing us from enabling C99 support
> (or any subset of it) in any meaningful sense.

Yeah, among the list (semi-)regulars, the only ones that may likely to be broken is the NonStop folks. Hopefully they are aware of this discussion?

https://lore.kernel.org/git/xmqqeeffe669.fsf@gitster.g/

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