Re: extern + static issue in datetime.c

Re: extern + static issue in datetime.c

Re: extern + static issue in datetime.c

extern + static issue in datetime.c

RE: extern + static issue in datetime.c

I wrote:
> Current sources don't compile on AIX with xlc compiler because of the 
> combined (and inconsistent ? or compiler bug) use of extern 
> and static 
> for the datetktbl in datetime.c.
> 
> header unconditionally has:
> extern datetkn datetktbl[];
> 
> source has:
> static datetkn datetktbl[] = {
>  
> The usual approach would be to avoid that line in the header 
> if included
> 
> from datetime.c, but I think it would be better to use a const in this
> case.
> 
> I think this is a general compatibility problem, and thus needs to be
> solved.

Attached is a patch that might be considered (remove static for these
globals).

Thanks
Andreas