After reading all of the emails posted on this subject here is what
I am proposing we should do:
[ text deleted ]
2. Allow the limited use of ISO C features in the mainline
binutils sources (and releases after 2.13). Specifically ISO
would only be allowed in target specific files, not generic
files. (Obviously this would exclude any HP/UX targeted
files).
I can see people objecting to this idea on the grounds that
mixing source dialects would be confusing and goes against the
of having a uniform coding standard and style. So I am opening
to suggestions as to whether this is actually a good idea.