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James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> writes:

> On 8/29/24 19:08, Ben Bacarisse wrote:
> ...
>
>> Actually I don't think I did.  I said "reject" and a compiler
>> that says "this is not C" and then generates a executable is
>> rejecting the code as far as I am concerned.
>
> How about a compiler that says:  "Congratulations on using our
> extension to C - program accepted"?

As long as the message conforms to the implementation-defined
(and so documented) characteristics of other mandatory
diagnostics, it seems reasonable to expect that someone would
treat it the same way.