From http://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/readline/readline-6.3-patches/readline63-005 Signed-off-by: Gustavo Zacarias READLINE PATCH REPORT ===================== Readline-Release: 6.3 Patch-ID: readline63-005 Bug-Reported-by: Juergen Daubert Bug-Reference-ID: <20140303180430.GA7346@jue.netz> Bug-Reference-URL: http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-readline/2014-03/msg00002.html Bug-Description: There are still applications using the deprecated Function/VFunction/etc. typedefs in rltypedefs.h. This patch restores the typedefs, but attempts to mark them as deprecated using gcc/clang attributes. Thanks to Max Horn for the suggestion. Patch (apply with `patch -p0'): *** a/readline-6.3-patched/rltypedefs.h 2011-03-26 14:53:31.000000000 -0400 --- b/rltypedefs.h 2014-04-10 11:30:45.000000000 -0400 *************** *** 27,30 **** --- 27,49 ---- #endif + /* Old-style, attempt to mark as deprecated in some way people will notice. */ + + #if !defined (_FUNCTION_DEF) + # define _FUNCTION_DEF + + #if defined(__GNUC__) || defined(__clang__) + typedef int Function () __attribute__ ((deprecated)); + typedef void VFunction () __attribute__ ((deprecated)); + typedef char *CPFunction () __attribute__ ((deprecated)); + typedef char **CPPFunction () __attribute__ ((deprecated)); + #else + typedef int Function (); + typedef void VFunction (); + typedef char *CPFunction (); + typedef char **CPPFunction (); + #endif + + #endif /* _FUNCTION_DEF */ + /* New style. */ *** a/readline-6.3/patchlevel 2013-11-15 08:11:11.000000000 -0500 --- b/patchlevel 2014-03-21 08:28:40.000000000 -0400 *************** *** 1,3 **** # Do not edit -- exists only for use by patch ! 4 --- 1,3 ---- # Do not edit -- exists only for use by patch ! 5