Paul Eggert <egg...@cs.ucla.edu> writes: > On 05/22/2012 05:45 AM, Eric Blake wrote: >> I wonder if the 'extensions' module should add a -U_POSIX_SOURCE to >> CFLAGS on platforms where defining _POSIX_SOURCE is known to disable >> useful extensions. > > Typically it's not a good idea to second-guess users if they explicitly > put something into CFLAGS. The need here does not seem to be great, > so it's probably better to leave things alone.
I agree -- if someone wants to build a project using -D_POSIX_SOURCE that should be possible. /Simon