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stdlib/stdlib.h change to initstate

To: GNU libc hacker <libc-hacker at sourceware dot cygnus dot com>
Subject: stdlib/stdlib.h change to initstate
From: Andreas Jaeger <aj at suse dot de>
Date: 24 Feb 2000 11:09:13 +0100


Hi Uli,

you changed in stdlib.h without a real ChangeLog entry the state
functions for random (initstate, setstate etc.):
-extern void *initstate (unsigned int __seed, void *__statebuf,
+extern char *initstate (unsigned int __seed, char *__statebuf,
                        size_t __statelen) __THROW;

But this change is not reflected in the implememtation of these
files.  Is this required by any standards?  In this case the files
stdlib/random.c etc and include/stdlib.h should also be changed to 
use char instead of void.  I can send a patch if you confirm that 
the change from void* to char* is correct.

Andreas
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 Andreas Jaeger
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