Drop C89 support (= Ruby 2.x support)?
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Description
ext/cgi/escape.c uses C99 features, which cannot use before ruby 3.0.
- Designated Initializers for
html_escape_table - Variable declaration after code in
optimized_escape_html
The latter is easy to make C89-compliant but the former needs to expand the table.
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Start with ext/cgi/escape.c, especially the html_escape_table designated initializers and the declaration after code in optimized_escape_html. Determine whether C89 compatibility should be retained or Ruby 2.x support dropped; done means the compatibility decision is resolved and the affected code follows the chosen support policy.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- c, ruby
- Domain
- web-dev
- Issue type
- Refactor
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100