[C-safe-secure-studygroup] *_t reserved?

[Roberto Bagnara]

On 22/03/2017 20:39, Robert Seacord wrote:
> Just noticed on this page that *_t are reserved identifiers:
> 
> https://www.gnu.org/software/libc/manual/html_node/Reserved-Names.html
> 
> Presumably this is a POSIX requirement, because I've never seen this in C code before?

Yes, it is:

  http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/009695399/functions/xsh_chap02_02.html#tag_02_02_02

> I used to think using _t names for types was a good thing (TM).

Not if you want to claim POSIX compliance.

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