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From: Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: technology discussion =?utf-8?Q?=E2=86=92?= does the world need a "new" C ?
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Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> writes:
> On Sat, 06 Jul 2024 15:23:47 -0700, Keith Thompson wrote:
>
>> Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> writes:
>>
>>> On Fri, 05 Jul 2024 11:46:38 -0700, Keith Thompson wrote:
>>>
>>>> No, arrays are not pointers.
>>>
>>> Except array indexing is designed to be indistinguishable from pointer
>>> arithmetic.
>> 
>> No, arrays are not pointers.
>
> Can you point out any situation where this construct
>
>     &a[b]
>
> might be valid, but this
>
>     (a + b)
>
> (with the same declarations of “a” and “b”) might not?

I don't know.  Can you make your point more clearly?

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Keith Thompson (The_Other_Keith) Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com
void Void(void) { Void(); } /* The recursive call of the void */