[parisc-linux] SMP: We have ignition

Alan Cox alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk
Tue, 27 Feb 2001 11:54:36 +0000 (GMT)


> On Mon, 26 Feb 2001, Thomas Marteau wrote:
> 
> > /home/mkltom/cvs/linux/include/linux/string.h:27: warning: conflicting
> > types for built-in function `strncpy'
> 
> These messages are harmless (but annoying!).  gcc is complaining about the
> `len' param which for the built-in functions is `int', but the kernel
> headers effectively use `long'

Why isnt gcc prototyping and defining

	__memcpy
	__strncpy

and #defining them across in libc header files ?

Is there a 'dont use builtins' flag ?