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Re: [PATCH] style(5): No struct typedefs

To: Johnny Billquist <bqt%softjar.se@localhost>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] style(5): No struct typedefs
From: Jason Thorpe <thorpej%me.com@localhost>
Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2023 09:55:03 -0700


> On Jul 11, 2023, at 6:43 AM, Johnny Billquist <bqt%softjar.se@localhost> wrote:
> 
> typedefs in C don't really create new types. They are all just derivatives. Sometimes I even wonder why typedef exists in C. Feels like I could accomplish the same with a #define

Because #define generates pollution in unrelated things.

-- thorpej

References:
- [PATCH] style(5): No struct typedefs
  - From: Taylor R Campbell
- Re: [PATCH] style(5): No struct typedefs
  - From: Johnny Billquist
- Re: [PATCH] style(5): No struct typedefs
  - From: Mouse
- Re: [PATCH] style(5): No struct typedefs
  - From: Johnny Billquist

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