Re: encapsulating directory operations

On Thu, 29 May 2025 09:39:51 +0100, Richard Heathfield wrote:

On 29/05/2025 08:27, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:

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On Fri, 23 May 2025 23:13:20 +0100, Richard Heathfield wrote:
 

And who cares about future instability if C90 remains just as stable
as ever it was?

 
Even with the problems with const?
 
     char *strstr(const char *haystack, const char *needle);
 
Dennis Ritchie pointed out the trouble with that.

 
Is C90 perfect? No, of course not.

Is there some value in that particular state of imperfection? Like the
Amish, whose concept of the ideal level of technology is the one that was
in effect at the time they were founded? And who have remained stuck at
that point in time ever since?