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@@ -28,6 +28,17 @@ Deprecated and removed features, and other changes affecting compatibility: investigate using (f)getc_unlocked and (f)putc_unlocked, and, if necessary, flockfile and funlockfile. + * The macros 'major', 'minor', and 'makedev' are now only available from + the header <sys/sysmacros.h>; not from <sys/types.h> or various other + headers that happen to include <sys/types.h>. These macros are rarely + used, not part of POSIX nor XSI, and their names frequently collide with + user code; see https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=19239 for + further explanation. + + <sys/sysmacros.h> is a GNU extension. Portable programs that require + these macros should first include <sys/types.h>, and then include + <sys/sysmacros.h> if __GNU_LIBRARY__ is defined. + Changes to build and runtime requirements: [Add changes to build and runtime requirements here] |