On Wed, Aug 27, 2003 at 03:46:00AM -0500, Ron Johnson wrote: > It's only compatible and portable on similar platforms. Any C > code that chock full of Linux system calls won't portable to any > other platform unless a (gasp) compatibility layer is written 1st.
That's why you don't do that, and write to the C standard and POSIX instead. Once in a while you need a very small compatibility layer, but this is more rare in well-written programs than you seem to think. Cheers, -- Colin Watson [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
