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diff --git a/PACE/README b/PACE/README index 51b6681bf81..e57f4cf9b0e 100644 --- a/PACE/README +++ b/PACE/README @@ -28,3 +28,18 @@ these benefits: * PACE (on most platforms) does not require the use of multiple inheritance, static objects, exception handling, or other C++ language constructs that impair code size and/or run-time performance. + + +PACE also insulates applications from the personalities of operating +systems. For example: + +* SunOS 5.7's intro (3) man page states that _POSIX_PTHREAD_SEMANTICS + and _REENTRANT flags are automatically turned on by defining + _POSIX_C_SOURCE flag with a value greater than or equal to 199506L. + However, that doesn't appear to happen, so PACE does it. + +* On LynxOS 3.1.0 and Compaq Tru64, several POSIX functions prototypes + are missing const qualifiers. PACE provides the proper function + prototypes (and its implementation casts as necessary for + compatibility). + |