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Subject: Re: A defer mechanism for C
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Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> writes:

> Anton Shepelev <anton.txt@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> Thiago Adams:
>>
>>> https://gustedt.wordpress.com/2020/12/14/a-defer-
>>> mechanism-for-c/
>>
>> Is it the first consturction that, if accepted, will break
>> C's literal interpretation of control-flow statements by
>> introcuding a kind of action at a distance (and over time)?
>> All the other control-flow statements are executed
>> immediately...
>
> It's not entirely unlike atexit() and at_quick_exit(), but I agree its
> a significant departure.

I appreciate the effort that went into writing the proposal.
But the proposal itself is a disaster.