Re: do { quit; } else { }

From	Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.c
Subject	Re: do { quit; } else { }
Date	2025-05-05 17:01 -0700
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Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> writes:

> Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> writes:
>
>> Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> writes:
>>
>>> bart <bc@freeuk.com> writes:
>>> [...]
>>>
>>>> Someone, not anyone but the all-knowing Tim, said:  "and those types
>>>> are not compatible, because the two struct tags are different."
>>>>
>>>> Do you agree with that?  Or is there something more to making two types
>>>> be incompatible?
>>>
>>> I don't recall the exact discussion and I wouldn't try to speak
>>> for Tim, but I suspect he was saying that the fact that the two
>>> struct tags are different is enough to know that the types are
>>> not compatible.  [...]
>>
>> Considering the circumstances, rather than focusing on what I
>> (may have) meant, it seems better to focus on what is true,
>> whether I meant it or not.
>
> Feel free to do so, rather than resurrecting a post from nearly a
> month ago to criticize me for what I chose to focus on

My comment wasn't meant as a criticism, but only a suggested
improvement.  I'm sorry if it came across differently.

Also the comment was not meant as a statement about you but about
the style of the posting.  It's about wording, not about you
personally.

> and adding nothing to the actual discussion.
>
> The discussion died out weeks ago.  Why would you resurrect it?

I had no intention of resurrecting a discussion.  I responded
because I had something to say.

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Re: do { quit; } else { } Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2025-05-05 16:12 -0700
  Re: do { quit; } else { } Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2025-05-05 16:36 -0700
    Re: do { quit; } else { } Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2025-05-05 17:01 -0700

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