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From: Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com>
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bart <bc@freeuk.com> writes:

[... compatibility of struct types ...]

> The example was like this:
>
> module A:     typedef struct point {float a; float b;} Point;
>
> module B:     typedef float length;
>               typedef struct _tag {length x, y;} vector;
>
> David Brown said:  "The two types are entirely compatible."
>
> I said:            "Are they?"
>
> Tim Rentsch said:  "No, they are not."

I withdraw my earlier statement.  Please leave me out of any
future discussion of the subject.