Includes (was [MI400] MATHSAT and MATRMD broken?)

["Simon Coulter" <shc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello Buck,

You wrote:
>Or that we feel the includes are like Redbook examples - look at them for
>an overall view but don't slavishly copy them into production code.

This topic probably should be moved but I doubt it wil last long.

I don't agree.  The includes in QSYSINC should be used as is (unless
broken) -- especially the C language ones.  The RPGIV ones are just a joke
and should be rewritten.

The reason I think the C language ones should be used is that they are
based on those used by IBM for their own development.  The MI includes
should be treated no differently from those supplied with the compiler.
You would hardly say that <stdio.h> or <netinet/in.h> should not be copied
into production code.  There is a great deal of difference between the
supplied includes and example code.

The naming conventions used in the C includes are acceptable and mostly
defined correctly so creating your own versions seems a waste of effort.

Regards,
Simon Coulter.

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