[Gretl-devel] Re: getline() and non-pointer argument

On Wed, 31 Mar 2021, Sven Schreiber wrote: > Am 30.03.2021 um 15:37 schrieb Allin Cottrell: >> >> >> I took a look at geneval.c to see if by any chance the pointerized >> version was already accepted. Answer: No. But it would be quite easy >> to support the pointer version and revise the doc accordingly, while >> keeping the existing form for compatibility. > > Sounds good! (Even though it adds another layer of version compatibility > complexity to function packages, but I think it's better in the medium > term already.) That change in now made and documented in git. I think it's OK if packages continue to use the prior getline signature, since the change is really just cosmetic.