Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2000 08:37:54 +0200
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	Str|mberg on Mon, 25 Sep 2000 21:13:47 +0200 (MET DST))
Subject: Re: (fwd) startup-code
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> From: Martin Str|mberg <ams AT ludd DOT luth DOT se>
> Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2000 21:13:47 +0200 (MET DST)
> > 
> > I think that a bug which existed for many years and upon whose
> > existence other software relies becomes a kind of feature.
> 
> But note that even if we do remove the symbols, it's not hard to
> correct the programs that use this feature.

Sure, but I'm afraid that there will be too many places to correct.

Since these symbols are somewhat mysterious (most users will have
problems understanding even where do they come from), we might be
breaking lots of working code.  The fact that mcount.c was overlooked
speaks volumes about the possibility of creating such problems.