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RE: [Dev-C++] why do we have to rename free() ?

[Khalid El-K. <kha...@ho...>]

> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: dev...@li...
> > [mailto:dev...@li...] On Behalf
> > Of Khalid El-Kary
> > Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2003 5:57 AM
> > To: Dev...@li...
> > Subject: [Dev-C++] why do we have to rename free() ?
> >
> >
> > hi fellows,
> >
> > when i checked a lot of big project's source codes, I have found them
> > replacing basic funtion names with new function names, and
> > sometimes with a
> > new way of functioning for example:
> >
> > free() -> OPENSSL_free()
> > malloc() -> gnew(type, number of blocks)
> >
> > how can this be useful ?, does it have a thing to do with
> > portability ?, and
> > if not what's the difference in functionality ?
>
>
>Additional, non-portable functionality.

I thought GNU, Apache, PHP, OPENSSL try to make there code as portable as 
possible ?

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>
>
>Ioannis Vranos
>
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RE: [Dev-C++] why do we have to rename free() ?

[Khalid El-K. <kha...@ho...>]

> > -----Original Message-----
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> > Of Khalid El-Kary
> > Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2003 4:13 PM
> > To: Dev...@li...
> > Subject: RE: [Dev-C++] why do we have to rename free() ?
> >
> >
> > I thought GNU, Apache, PHP, OPENSSL try to make there code as
> > portable as
> > possible ?
>
>
>
>Portable is only the standard language.  If there is a standard named
>OPENSSL, it means that code for it would be portable to every system
>implementing it. Do not confuse Open Source with standards. Standards come
>from standards committees. But the Open Source movement usually uses the
>standards. :)

so why does PHP source code compile similary on both windows and linux 
fellow ? :D

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RE: [Dev-C++] why do we have to rename free() ?

[Ioannis V. <iv...@em...>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: dev...@li...=20
> [mailto:dev...@li...] On Behalf=20
> Of Khalid El-Kary
> Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2003 6:53 PM
> To: Dev...@li...
> Subject: RE: [Dev-C++] why do we have to rename free() ?
>=20
>=20
> so why does PHP source code compile similary on both windows=20
> and linux=20
> fellow ? :D



Because it is very new and the development happens from a central team. =
Once
it became mainstream and hundrends of companies provided their own
implementations with extensions uncompatible among them, the need for an
official standard will occur.





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RE: [Dev-C++] why do we have to rename free() ?

[Ioannis V. <iv...@em...>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ioannis Vranos [mailto:iv...@em...] 
> Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2003 7:32 PM
> To: 'Dev...@li...'
> Subject: RE: [Dev-C++] why do we have to rename free() ?
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: dev...@li... 
> > [mailto:dev...@li...] On Behalf 
> > Of Khalid El-Kary
> > Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2003 6:53 PM
> > To: Dev...@li...
> > Subject: RE: [Dev-C++] why do we have to rename free() ?
> > 
> > 
> > so why does PHP source code compile similary on both windows 
> > and linux 
> > fellow ? :D
> 
> 
> 
> Because it is very new and the development happens from a 
> central team. Once it became mainstream and hundrends of 
> companies provided their own implementations with extensions 
> uncompatible among them, the need for an official standard will occur.



And if the creator wishes to leave his copyright so as other companies to
implement their own PHP implementations and a standard to emerge. GNU
licenses provide copyright protection. Noone can "steal" the product....






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RE: [Dev-C++] why do we have to rename free() ?

[Ioannis V. <iv...@em...>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: dev...@li... 
> [mailto:dev...@li...] On Behalf 
> Of Khalid El-Kary
> Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2003 4:13 PM
> To: Dev...@li...
> Subject: RE: [Dev-C++] why do we have to rename free() ?
> 
> 
> I thought GNU, Apache, PHP, OPENSSL try to make there code as 
> portable as 
> possible ?



Portable is only the standard language.  If there is a standard named
OPENSSL, it means that code for it would be portable to every system
implementing it. Do not confuse Open Source with standards. Standards come
from standards committees. But the Open Source movement usually uses the
standards. :)






Ioannis Vranos
 
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