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From: Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: question about linker
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Bart <bc@freeuk.com> writes:
> On 07/12/2024 13:04, Bart wrote:
[...]
>> Now you are demonstrating my point about being treated like a
>> beginner. And it is exasperating.

If you stop acting like a beginner, you probably won't be treated like
one.  Stop pretending not to understand things that have been explained
to you many times.

[...]

> In a syntax where newlines may be injecting semicolons, such a subtle
> distinction is not strong enough. As I originally said, it's fragile.

C does not have a syntax where "newlines may be injecting semicolons".
How is your point relevant?

> Those suggesting that semicolons are unimportant details of syntax in
> C are wrong. They can make a significant difference and contribute to
> errors:
>
>    for (i=0; i<n; ++i);
>         printf("%d\n", i);

Nobody has suggested that "semicolons are unimportant details of syntax
in C".

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