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From: ado@elsie.nci.nih.gov (Arthur David Olson)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c
Subject: Re: xxx_t
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Date: 9 Feb 91 04:28:51 GMT
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X3J11 was careful to ensure that only the names specified in its C standard
are reserved; this includes broad classes of names (such as "is*") set aside
for future development.

Were the POSIX folks similarly careful?
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