strdup.3: Function appeared in 4.3BSD-Reno, not 4.4BSD
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rS368625: strdup.3: Function appeared in 4.3BSD-Reno, not 4.4BSD

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Linux claims 4.3BSD, we claim 4.4BSD and OpenBSD claims 4.3BSD-Reno. It turns
out that OpenBSD got it right: the function was added in late 1988 a few months
after 4.3BSD-Tahoe, well in advance of 4.3BSD-Reno.

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jrtc27 created this revision.Nov 27 2020, 1:57 AM

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jrtc27 requested review of this revision.Nov 27 2020, 1:57 AM

Harbormaster completed remote builds in B35070: Diff 80052.Nov 27 2020, 1:57 AM

Approved, thanks for digging up the history.

This revision is now accepted and ready to land.Nov 28 2020, 11:06 AM

Closed by commit rS368625: strdup.3: Function appeared in 4.3BSD-Reno, not 4.4BSD (authored by jrtc27). · Explain WhyDec 14 2020, 12:51 AM

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