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authorMarko Myllynen <myllynen@redhat.com>2016-05-30 07:52:15 +0300
committerMike Frysinger <vapier@gentoo.org>2016-06-11 01:37:04 -0400
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localedef: drop unused --old-style
The --old-style option for localedef is a no-op and has been for 16
years.  Delete the code.
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@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ Version 2.24
 * The deprecated __malloc_initialize_hook variable has been removed from the
   API.
 
+* The long unused --old-style flag has been removed.  It hasn't done anything
+  in over 16 years.  Scripts using this flag can safely drop it.
+
 Security related changes:
 
 * An unnecessary stack copy in _nss_dns_getnetbyname_r was removed.  It