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If statement with initializer

Started byThiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com>
First post2017-05-10 06:29 -0700
Last post2017-06-05 13:50 -0700
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  If statement with initializer Thiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com> - 2017-05-10 06:29 -0700
    Re: If statement with initializer David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-05-10 15:42 +0200
      Re: If statement with initializer Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2017-05-10 15:36 +0100
        Re: If statement with initializer David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-05-10 17:23 +0200
          Re: If statement with initializer Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2017-05-10 16:40 +0100
            Re: If statement with initializer David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-05-10 22:22 +0200
          Re: If statement with initializer Manfred <noname@invalid.add> - 2017-05-13 17:15 +0200
            Re: If statement with initializer "Patrick.Schluter" <Patrick.Schluter@free.fr> - 2017-05-13 21:13 +0200
              Re: If statement with initializer Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2017-05-13 20:40 +0100
                Re: If statement with initializer "Patrick.Schluter" <Patrick.Schluter@free.fr> - 2017-05-13 22:30 +0200
                  Re: If statement with initializer Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2017-05-13 22:01 +0100
                Re: If statement with initializer David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-05-14 16:20 +0200
                  Re: If statement with initializer "James R. Kuyper" <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2017-05-15 11:53 -0400
                    Re: If statement with initializer David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-05-15 22:21 +0200
        Re: If statement with initializer Manfred <noname@invalid.add> - 2017-05-13 17:24 +0200
      Re: If statement with initializer Philip Lantz <prl@canterey.us> - 2017-05-14 16:10 -0700
        Re: If statement with initializer Manfred <noname@invalid.add> - 2017-05-15 15:54 +0200
    Re: If statement with initializer Thiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com> - 2017-05-10 06:44 -0700
      Re: If statement with initializer David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-05-10 16:38 +0200
        Re: If statement with initializer raltbos@xs4all.nl (Richard Bos) - 2017-05-15 12:49 +0000
          Re: If statement with initializer David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-05-15 15:39 +0200
            Re: If statement with initializer Reinhardt Behm <rbehm@hushmail.com> - 2017-05-15 22:03 +0800
              Re: If statement with initializer David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-05-15 16:50 +0200
            Re: If statement with initializer Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2017-05-15 10:02 -0700
              Re: If statement with initializer Philip Lantz <prl@canterey.us> - 2017-05-18 19:05 -0700
                Re: If statement with initializer David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-05-19 08:57 +0200
          Re: If statement with initializer Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2017-05-15 07:14 -0700
          Re: If statement with initializer joel.rees@gmail.com - 2017-05-16 23:11 -0700
            Re: If statement with initializer Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2017-05-17 14:26 +0100
              Re: If statement with initializer supercat@casperkitty.com - 2017-05-17 08:40 -0700
                Re: If statement with initializer David Kleinecke <dkleinecke@gmail.com> - 2017-05-18 18:59 -0700
                Re: If statement with initializer David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-05-19 09:04 +0200
                  Re: If statement with initializer supercat@casperkitty.com - 2017-05-19 07:33 -0700
                    Re: If statement with initializer David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-05-19 18:17 +0200
                      Re: If statement with initializer supercat@casperkitty.com - 2017-05-19 09:53 -0700
                        Re: If statement with initializer David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-05-19 19:20 +0200
                          Re: If statement with initializer supercat@casperkitty.com - 2017-05-19 10:45 -0700
                            Re: If statement with initializer supercat@casperkitty.com - 2017-05-19 11:27 -0700
                    Re: If statement with initializer Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2017-05-19 11:32 -0700
                      Re: If statement with initializer supercat@casperkitty.com - 2017-05-19 12:30 -0700
                        Re: If statement with initializer Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2017-05-19 13:45 -0700
    Re: If statement with initializer GOTHIER Nathan <nathan.gothier@gmail.com> - 2017-05-10 16:22 +0200
      Re: If statement with initializer Thiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com> - 2017-05-10 07:29 -0700
        Re: If statement with initializer GOTHIER Nathan <nathan.gothier@gmail.com> - 2017-05-10 17:40 +0200
    Re: If statement with initializer supercat@casperkitty.com - 2017-05-10 08:48 -0700
      Re: If statement with initializer David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-05-10 22:24 +0200
        Re: If statement with initializer supercat@casperkitty.com - 2017-05-10 13:29 -0700
          Re: If statement with initializer David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-05-10 23:27 +0200
    Re: If statement with initializer Thiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com> - 2017-05-10 09:40 -0700
      Re: If statement with initializer Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2017-05-10 19:15 +0100
        Re: If statement with initializer Thiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com> - 2017-05-10 11:22 -0700
    Re: If statement with initializer bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-05-10 18:06 +0100
      Re: If statement with initializer Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2017-05-10 19:19 +0100
        Re: If statement with initializer bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-05-10 20:19 +0100
          Re: If statement with initializer Thiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com> - 2017-05-10 13:21 -0700
          Re: If statement with initializer Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2017-05-10 22:16 +0100
            Re: If statement with initializer David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-05-10 23:31 +0200
            Re: If statement with initializer bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-05-10 22:50 +0100
              Re: If statement with initializer Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2017-05-11 01:15 +0100
                Re: If statement with initializer bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-05-11 14:15 +0100
                  Re: If statement with initializer supercat@casperkitty.com - 2017-05-11 08:17 -0700
                    Re: If statement with initializer bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-05-11 19:00 +0100
                      Re: If statement with initializer supercat@casperkitty.com - 2017-05-11 11:49 -0700
                        Re: If statement with initializer bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-05-11 20:51 +0100
                        Re: If statement with initializer Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2017-05-12 20:02 +1200
                      Re: If statement with initializer Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2017-05-12 02:01 -0500
                        Re: If statement with initializer Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2017-05-13 08:54 -0700
                          Re: If statement with initializer bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-05-13 17:45 +0100
                            Re: If statement with initializer Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2017-05-14 13:14 -0700
                            Re: If statement with initializer Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2017-05-23 09:45 -0700
                              Re: If statement with initializer bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-05-23 18:07 +0100
                                Re: If statement with initializer Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2017-05-26 15:41 -0700
                          Re: If statement with initializer Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2017-05-14 16:20 -0500
                            Re: If statement with initializer Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2017-05-14 19:14 -0700
                              Re: If statement with initializer Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2017-05-14 21:54 -0500
                                Re: If statement with initializer "Patrick.Schluter" <Patrick.Schluter@free.fr> - 2017-05-15 07:01 +0200
                                  Re: If statement with initializer Melzzzzz <Melzzzzz@zzzzz.com> - 2017-05-15 05:40 +0000
                                    Re: If statement with initializer "Patrick.Schluter" <Patrick.Schluter@free.fr> - 2017-05-15 19:59 +0200
                                  Re: If statement with initializer Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2017-05-15 18:56 -0500
                              Re: If statement with initializer GOTHIER Nathan <nathan.gothier@gmail.com> - 2017-05-15 09:31 +0200
                                Re: If statement with initializer Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2017-05-15 06:55 -0700
                              Re: If statement with initializer Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2017-05-15 10:33 -0700
                                Re: If statement with initializer supercat@casperkitty.com - 2017-05-15 10:54 -0700
                                Re: If statement with initializer Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2017-05-15 12:00 -0700
                                  Re: If statement with initializer Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2017-05-16 05:11 -0700
                                    Re: If statement with initializer Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2017-05-17 08:24 +1200
                                      Re: If statement with initializer Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2017-05-19 18:43 -0700
                                        Re: If statement with initializer Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2017-05-20 22:06 +1200
                                          Re: If statement with initializer Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2017-05-26 15:54 -0700
                                            Re: If statement with initializer Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2017-05-27 11:06 +1200
                                Re: If statement with initializer Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2017-05-15 19:15 -0500
                                  Re: If statement with initializer Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2017-05-16 12:54 -0700
                                    Re: If statement with initializer Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2017-05-17 00:12 -0500
                                      Re: If statement with initializer supercat@casperkitty.com - 2017-05-17 08:15 -0700
                                        Re: If statement with initializer scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2017-05-17 15:46 +0000
                                          Re: If statement with initializer supercat@casperkitty.com - 2017-05-17 08:57 -0700
                                            Re: If statement with initializer Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2017-05-17 09:45 -0700
                                              Re: If statement with initializer supercat@casperkitty.com - 2017-05-17 10:09 -0700
                                        Re: If statement with initializer Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2017-05-17 11:37 -0500
                                        Re: If statement with initializer Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2017-05-18 07:24 +1200
                                      Re: If statement with initializer Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2017-05-23 09:42 -0700
                                        Re: If statement with initializer supercat@casperkitty.com - 2017-05-23 10:44 -0700
                    Re: If statement with initializer David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-05-12 12:16 +0200
                      Re: If statement with initializer bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-05-12 11:49 +0100
                        Re: If statement with initializer David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-05-12 15:21 +0200
                          Re: If statement with initializer bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-05-12 15:14 +0100
                            Re: If statement with initializer David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-05-12 17:04 +0200
                        Re: If statement with initializer supercat@casperkitty.com - 2017-05-12 08:27 -0700
              Re: If statement with initializer Thiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com> - 2017-05-11 05:03 -0700
                Re: If statement with initializer bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-05-11 14:29 +0100
                Re: If statement with initializer Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2017-05-12 20:04 +1200
                  Re: If statement with initializer Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2017-05-14 13:27 -0700
            Re: If statement with initializer "Patrick.Schluter" <Patrick.Schluter@free.fr> - 2017-05-11 21:56 +0200
              Re: If statement with initializer Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2017-05-11 23:27 +0100
                Re: If statement with initializer bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-05-12 00:26 +0100
                  Re: If statement with initializer Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2017-05-12 01:16 +0100
                    Re: If statement with initializer bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-05-12 01:35 +0100
                      Re: If statement with initializer Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2017-05-12 01:58 +0100
                    Re: If statement with initializer "Patrick.Schluter" <Patrick.Schluter@free.fr> - 2017-05-12 22:36 +0200
                  Re: If statement with initializer "Patrick.Schluter" <Patrick.Schluter@free.fr> - 2017-05-12 22:19 +0200
                Re: If statement with initializer "Patrick.Schluter" <Patrick.Schluter@free.fr> - 2017-05-12 22:06 +0200
              Re: If statement with initializer GOTHIER Nathan <nathan.gothier@gmail.com> - 2017-05-12 02:09 +0200
                Re: If statement with initializer "Patrick.Schluter" <Patrick.Schluter@free.fr> - 2017-05-12 22:38 +0200
                  Re: If statement with initializer "James R. Kuyper" <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2017-05-12 17:15 -0400
                    Re: If statement with initializer supercat@casperkitty.com - 2017-05-12 15:10 -0700
                      Re: If statement with initializer Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2017-05-13 00:02 -0500
                        Re: If statement with initializer supercat@casperkitty.com - 2017-05-15 08:41 -0700
                    Re: If statement with initializer Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2017-05-13 09:11 -0700
                  Re: If statement with initializer GOTHIER Nathan <nathan.gothier@gmail.com> - 2017-05-13 00:59 +0200
                    Re: If statement with initializer Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2017-05-13 00:04 -0500
                      Re: If statement with initializer GOTHIER Nathan <nathan.gothier@gmail.com> - 2017-05-13 13:17 +0200
                        Re: If statement with initializer jameskuyper@verizon.net - 2017-05-13 06:37 -0700
                          Re: If statement with initializer James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2017-05-13 10:29 -0400
                          Re: If statement with initializer GOTHIER Nathan <nathan.gothier@gmail.com> - 2017-05-13 18:14 +0200
                      Re: If statement with initializer Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2017-05-13 14:04 -0700
                        Re: If statement with initializer GOTHIER Nathan <nathan.gothier@gmail.com> - 2017-05-13 23:44 +0200
                          Re: If statement with initializer jameskuyper@verizon.net - 2017-05-13 18:22 -0700
                            Re: If statement with initializer GOTHIER Nathan <nathan.gothier@gmail.com> - 2017-05-14 04:49 +0200
                              Re: If statement with initializer jameskuyper@verizon.net - 2017-05-13 20:23 -0700
                                Re: If statement with initializer GOTHIER Nathan <nathan.gothier@gmail.com> - 2017-05-14 05:40 +0200
                                  Re: If statement with initializer jameskuyper@verizon.net - 2017-05-14 06:42 -0700
                                    Re: If statement with initializer GOTHIER Nathan <nathan.gothier@gmail.com> - 2017-05-14 16:30 +0200
                                      Re: If statement with initializer jameskuyper@verizon.net - 2017-05-16 08:19 -0700
                                        Re: If statement with initializer "James R. Kuyper" <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2017-05-18 17:22 -0400
                                          Re: If statement with initializer supercat@casperkitty.com - 2017-05-18 15:00 -0700
                                            Re: If statement with initializer Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2017-05-18 16:20 -0700
                                              Re: If statement with initializer supercat@casperkitty.com - 2017-05-18 16:33 -0700
                                        Re: If statement with initializer luser droog <luser.droog@gmail.com> - 2017-05-18 15:58 -0700
                                          Re: If statement with initializer supercat@casperkitty.com - 2017-05-18 16:24 -0700
                                            Re: If statement with initializer David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-05-19 09:13 +0200
                                            Re: If statement with initializer raltbos@xs4all.nl (Richard Bos) - 2017-05-21 17:30 +0000
                                    Re: If statement with initializer Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2017-05-14 12:40 -0700
                              Re: If statement with initializer Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2017-05-14 00:18 -0500
                                Re: If statement with initializer GOTHIER Nathan <nathan.gothier@gmail.com> - 2017-05-14 14:45 +0200
              Re: If statement with initializer Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2017-05-14 00:08 -0700
                Re: If statement with initializer "Patrick.Schluter" <Patrick.Schluter@free.fr> - 2017-05-14 10:51 +0200
                  Re: If statement with initializer Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2017-05-14 14:32 -0700
                Re: If statement with initializer Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2017-05-14 11:37 +0100
                  Re: If statement with initializer bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-05-14 13:40 +0100
                    Re: If statement with initializer Manfred <invalid@invalid.add> - 2017-05-14 16:03 +0200
                      Re: If statement with initializer bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-05-14 16:04 +0100
                        Re: If statement with initializer bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-05-14 16:27 +0100
                  Re: If statement with initializer Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2017-05-14 15:26 -0700
                Re: If statement with initializer Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2017-05-15 17:14 +1200
                  Re: If statement with initializer Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2017-05-15 08:55 -0700
                    Re: If statement with initializer Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com> - 2017-05-15 19:10 +0100
                      Re: If statement with initializer Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2017-05-16 04:29 -0700
                        Re: If statement with initializer Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com> - 2017-05-16 18:46 +0100
                        Re: If statement with initializer Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2017-05-17 08:40 +1200
                          Re: If statement with initializer Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2017-05-19 19:07 -0700
                            Re: If statement with initializer Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2017-05-20 22:04 +1200
              Re: If statement with initializer "Patrick.Schluter" <Patrick.Schluter@free.fr> - 2017-05-14 11:09 +0200
                Re: If statement with initializer GOTHIER Nathan <nathan.gothier@gmail.com> - 2017-05-14 15:05 +0200
                Re: If statement with initializer Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2017-05-14 14:55 -0700
          Re: If statement with initializer Alan Mackenzie <acm@muc.de> - 2017-05-12 16:25 +0000
      Re: If statement with initializer joel.rees@gmail.com - 2017-05-10 16:45 -0700
    Re: If statement with initializer Thiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com> - 2017-05-11 05:07 -0700
      Re: If statement with initializer Thiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com> - 2017-05-11 05:10 -0700
        Re: If statement with initializer David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-05-11 14:29 +0200
        Re: If statement with initializer raltbos@xs4all.nl (Richard Bos) - 2017-05-15 12:55 +0000
          Re: If statement with initializer Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2017-05-15 08:37 -0700
            Re: If statement with initializer David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-05-15 23:03 +0200
              Re: If statement with initializer Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2017-05-15 22:12 +0100
                Re: If statement with initializer David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-05-15 23:29 +0200
                  Re: If statement with initializer Melzzzzz <Melzzzzz@zzzzz.com> - 2017-05-15 21:32 +0000
                    Re: If statement with initializer David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-05-16 12:23 +0200
                      Re: If statement with initializer Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2017-05-16 13:29 +0100
                        Re: If statement with initializer David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-05-16 14:48 +0200
                        Re: If statement with initializer Manfred <invalid@invalid.add> - 2017-05-17 00:22 +0200
                  Re: If statement with initializer Manfred <invalid@invalid.add> - 2017-05-16 01:27 +0200
                    Re: If statement with initializer supercat@casperkitty.com - 2017-05-15 16:34 -0700
                      Re: If statement with initializer bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-05-16 00:58 +0100
                        Re: If statement with initializer David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-05-16 12:32 +0200
                          Re: If statement with initializer supercat@casperkitty.com - 2017-05-16 08:59 -0700
                            Re: If statement with initializer David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-05-16 22:28 +0200
                              Re: If statement with initializer supercat@casperkitty.com - 2017-05-16 14:20 -0700
                    Re: If statement with initializer Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2017-05-17 10:24 -0700
                      Re: If statement with initializer supercat@casperkitty.com - 2017-05-17 10:42 -0700
                        Re: If statement with initializer Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2017-05-24 08:14 -0700
                  Re: If statement with initializer Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2017-05-16 17:31 +1200
                Re: If statement with initializer Melzzzzz <Melzzzzz@zzzzz.com> - 2017-05-15 21:31 +0000
                  Re: If statement with initializer Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2017-05-15 22:39 +0100
                Re: If statement with initializer Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2017-05-17 10:52 -0700
                  Re: If statement with initializer David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-05-17 23:14 +0200
                    Re: If statement with initializer Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2017-05-18 18:24 +1200
                    Re: If statement with initializer joel.rees@gmail.com - 2017-05-18 05:43 -0700
                      Re: If statement with initializer David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-05-18 15:13 +0200
                        Re: If statement with initializer joel.rees@gmail.com - 2017-05-18 08:52 -0700
                          Re: If statement with initializer David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-05-18 22:18 +0200
                          Re: If statement with initializer Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2017-05-19 08:29 +1200
                            Re: If statement with initializer DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2017-05-18 21:59 -0400
                              Re: If statement with initializer Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2017-05-19 19:30 +1200
                            Re: If statement with initializer scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2017-05-19 12:34 +0000
                              Re: If statement with initializer Thiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com> - 2017-05-19 06:37 -0700
                          Re: If statement with initializer Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2017-05-18 22:09 -0500
                      Re: If statement with initializer scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2017-05-18 13:59 +0000
                        Re: If statement with initializer Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2017-05-18 09:21 -0700
                      Re: If statement with initializer "James R. Kuyper" <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2017-05-18 12:55 -0400
                        Re: If statement with initializer joel.rees@gmail.com - 2017-05-19 01:17 -0700
                          Re: If statement with initializer David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-05-19 12:16 +0200
                            Re: If statement with initializer Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2017-05-19 11:58 +0100
                            Re: If statement with initializer joel.rees@gmail.com - 2017-05-20 03:20 -0700
                              Re: If statement with initializer Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2017-05-20 15:18 +0100
                              Re: If statement with initializer James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2017-05-20 10:55 -0400
                                Re: If statement with initializer joel.rees@gmail.com - 2017-05-21 01:29 -0700
                                  Re: If statement with initializer Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2017-05-21 20:39 +1200
                                    Re: If statement with initializer GOTHIER Nathan <nathan.gothier@gmail.com> - 2017-05-21 14:15 +0200
                                  Re: If statement with initializer James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2017-05-21 15:29 -0400
                                    Re: If statement with initializer joel.rees@gmail.com - 2017-05-22 23:38 -0700
                                      Re: If statement with initializer Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2017-05-23 00:16 -0700
                                      Re: If statement with initializer Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2017-05-23 19:26 +1200
                                        Re: If statement with initializer joel.rees@gmail.com - 2017-05-23 16:25 -0700
                                          Re: If statement with initializer Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2017-05-24 20:38 +1200
                                      Re: If statement with initializer David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-05-23 09:33 +0200
                                      Re: If statement with initializer James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2017-05-23 08:00 -0400
                                      Re: If statement with initializer supercat@casperkitty.com - 2017-05-23 08:27 -0700
                                        Re: If statement with initializer Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2017-05-24 07:17 +1200
                                          Re: If statement with initializer supercat@casperkitty.com - 2017-05-23 12:28 -0700
                                            Re: If statement with initializer David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-05-24 10:04 +0200
                                          Re: If statement with initializer raltbos@xs4all.nl (Richard Bos) - 2017-05-24 16:30 +0000
                              Re: If statement with initializer "James R. Kuyper" <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2017-05-24 15:01 -0400
                                Re: If statement with initializer supercat@casperkitty.com - 2017-05-24 13:04 -0700
                                Re: If statement with initializer joel.rees@gmail.com - 2017-05-24 14:55 -0700
                                  Re: If statement with initializer Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2017-05-24 16:23 -0700
                            Re: If statement with initializer raltbos@xs4all.nl (Richard Bos) - 2017-05-21 18:01 +0000
                              Re: If statement with initializer David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-05-22 10:04 +0200
                            Re: If statement with initializer Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2017-05-24 08:10 -0700
                              Re: If statement with initializer David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-05-24 17:54 +0200
                          Re: If statement with initializer "James R. Kuyper" <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2017-05-19 12:39 -0400
                        Re: If statement with initializer Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2017-05-24 07:55 -0700
                Re: If statement with initializer Ike Naar <ike@iceland.freeshell.org> - 2017-05-17 21:14 +0000
                Re: If statement with initializer raltbos@xs4all.nl (Richard Bos) - 2017-05-21 17:34 +0000
                  Re: If statement with initializer Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2017-05-21 19:40 +0100
                    Re: If statement with initializer David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-05-22 10:13 +0200
              Re: If statement with initializer Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com> - 2017-05-15 22:16 +0100
                Re: If statement with initializer Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2017-05-17 11:44 -0700
                  Re: If statement with initializer David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-05-17 23:30 +0200
                    Re: If statement with initializer Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2017-05-18 18:30 +1200
                    Re: If statement with initializer joel.rees@gmail.com - 2017-05-18 06:04 -0700
                      Re: If statement with initializer David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-05-18 17:29 +0200
                  Re: If statement with initializer GOTHIER Nathan <nathan.gothier@gmail.com> - 2017-05-17 23:37 +0200
              Re: If statement with initializer Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2017-05-15 18:41 -0500
                Re: If statement with initializer "Chris M. Thomasson" <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2017-05-15 17:39 -0700
                Re: If statement with initializer David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-05-16 12:35 +0200
                Re: If statement with initializer Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2017-05-17 11:50 -0700
          Re: If statement with initializer GOTHIER Nathan <nathan.gothier@gmail.com> - 2017-05-15 19:17 +0200
            Re: If statement with initializer scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2017-05-15 17:57 +0000
            Re: If statement with initializer Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2017-05-15 18:51 -0500
              Re: If statement with initializer scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2017-05-16 13:17 +0000
                Re: If statement with initializer bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-05-16 14:29 +0100
                  Re: If statement with initializer scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2017-05-16 14:50 +0000
                    Re: If statement with initializer bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-05-16 16:35 +0100
                      Re: If statement with initializer Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2017-05-16 17:33 +0100
                        Re: If statement with initializer raltbos@xs4all.nl (Richard Bos) - 2017-05-21 18:05 +0000
                Re: If statement with initializer David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-05-16 17:29 +0200
      Re: If statement with initializer Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2017-05-11 09:10 -0700
        Re: If statement with initializer Thiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com> - 2017-05-11 09:49 -0700
          Re: If statement with initializer bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-05-11 18:51 +0100
            Re: If statement with initializer Thiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com> - 2017-05-11 11:19 -0700
              Re: If statement with initializer scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2017-05-11 18:31 +0000
          Re: If statement with initializer Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2017-05-11 11:59 -0700
            Re: If statement with initializer David Kleinecke <dkleinecke@gmail.com> - 2017-05-11 12:58 -0700
              Re: If statement with initializer bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-05-11 21:18 +0100
              Re: If statement with initializer Thiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com> - 2017-05-11 13:45 -0700
              Re: If statement with initializer Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2017-05-12 20:08 +1200
                Re: If statement with initializer Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2017-05-12 01:37 -0700
                  Re: If statement with initializer bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-05-12 12:08 +0100
                    Re: If statement with initializer David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-05-12 15:31 +0200
                      Re: If statement with initializer Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2017-05-12 07:03 -0700
                      Re: If statement with initializer bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-05-12 15:21 +0100
                        Re: If statement with initializer David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-05-12 17:06 +0200
                          Re: If statement with initializer bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-05-12 16:36 +0100
                      Re: If statement with initializer David Kleinecke <dkleinecke@gmail.com> - 2017-05-12 11:58 -0700
                        Re: If statement with initializer David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-05-14 17:03 +0200
                          Re: If statement with initializer bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-05-14 16:15 +0100
                            Re: If statement with initializer David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-05-14 23:25 +0200
                          Re: If statement with initializer Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2017-05-14 13:55 -0700
                            Re: If statement with initializer Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com> - 2017-05-15 19:00 +0100
                      Re: If statement with initializer raltbos@xs4all.nl (Richard Bos) - 2017-05-14 13:38 +0000
                        Re: If statement with initializer GOTHIER Nathan <nathan.gothier@gmail.com> - 2017-05-14 16:42 +0200
                        Re: If statement with initializer David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-05-14 17:07 +0200
                          Re: If statement with initializer Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2017-05-14 08:12 -0700
                            Re: If statement with initializer David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-05-14 23:27 +0200
                              Re: If statement with initializer Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2017-05-15 16:59 +1200
                                Re: If statement with initializer David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-05-15 11:33 +0200
                                Re: If statement with initializer raltbos@xs4all.nl (Richard Bos) - 2017-05-15 12:59 +0000
              Re: If statement with initializer David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-05-12 12:34 +0200
                Re: If statement with initializer David Kleinecke <dkleinecke@gmail.com> - 2017-05-12 11:48 -0700
                  Re: If statement with initializer Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2017-05-13 07:41 +1200
                    Re: If statement with initializer David Kleinecke <dkleinecke@gmail.com> - 2017-05-12 17:38 -0700
                  Re: If statement with initializer GOTHIER Nathan <nathan.gothier@gmail.com> - 2017-05-13 01:23 +0200
                    Re: If statement with initializer "Patrick.Schluter" <Patrick.Schluter@free.fr> - 2017-05-13 08:55 +0200
                      Re: If statement with initializer GOTHIER Nathan <nathan.gothier@gmail.com> - 2017-05-13 13:24 +0200
                      Re: If statement with initializer Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2017-05-13 14:53 -0700
                  Re: If statement with initializer David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-05-14 17:10 +0200
          Re: If statement with initializer raltbos@xs4all.nl (Richard Bos) - 2017-05-15 12:56 +0000
            Re: If statement with initializer Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2017-05-15 07:15 -0700
      Re: If statement with initializer Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2017-05-11 13:49 -0500
        Re: If statement with initializer "Patrick.Schluter" <Patrick.Schluter@free.fr> - 2017-05-11 21:57 +0200
          Re: If statement with initializer Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2017-05-11 13:11 -0700
            Re: If statement with initializer "Patrick.Schluter" <Patrick.Schluter@free.fr> - 2017-05-11 22:21 +0200
              Re: If statement with initializer Thiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com> - 2017-05-11 13:56 -0700
              Re: If statement with initializer David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-05-12 12:42 +0200
            Re: If statement with initializer Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2017-05-11 15:44 -0500
            Re: If statement with initializer Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2017-05-11 23:13 +0100
          Re: If statement with initializer scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2017-05-12 16:16 +0000
        Re: If statement with initializer David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-05-12 12:35 +0200
          Re: If statement with initializer Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2017-05-12 11:41 +0100
            Re: If statement with initializer David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-05-12 17:27 +0200
              Re: If statement with initializer Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2017-05-12 10:57 -0500
                Re: If statement with initializer David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-05-14 17:15 +0200
      Re: If statement with initializer joel.rees@gmail.com - 2017-05-12 06:55 -0700
    Re: If statement with initializer raltbos@xs4all.nl (Richard Bos) - 2017-05-15 12:35 +0000
      Re: If statement with initializer Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2017-05-16 07:41 +1200
        Re: If statement with initializer GOTHIER Nathan <nathan.gothier@gmail.com> - 2017-05-15 21:46 +0200
        Re: If statement with initializer bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-05-15 21:36 +0100
          Re: If statement with initializer Thiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com> - 2017-05-15 13:44 -0700
            Re: If statement with initializer jameskuyper@verizon.net - 2017-05-15 14:23 -0700
              Re: If statement with initializer supercat@casperkitty.com - 2017-05-15 14:36 -0700
                Re: If statement with initializer jameskuyper@verizon.net - 2017-05-15 15:27 -0700
                  Re: If statement with initializer supercat@casperkitty.com - 2017-05-15 16:21 -0700
                    Re: If statement with initializer jameskuyper@verizon.net - 2017-05-16 07:47 -0700
            Re: If statement with initializer GOTHIER Nathan <nathan.gothier@gmail.com> - 2017-05-15 23:39 +0200
          Re: If statement with initializer Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2017-05-15 15:42 -0700
            Re: If statement with initializer bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-05-16 00:03 +0100
            Re: If statement with initializer Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2017-05-16 17:33 +1200
              Re: If statement with initializer Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2017-05-16 12:03 +0100
          Re: If statement with initializer David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-05-16 14:34 +0200
            Re: If statement with initializer bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-05-16 14:20 +0100
              Re: If statement with initializer David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-05-16 17:37 +0200
                Re: If statement with initializer Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2017-05-16 09:10 -0700
                Re: If statement with initializer bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-05-16 17:26 +0100
                  Re: If statement with initializer bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-05-16 19:28 +0100
                    Re: If statement with initializer scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2017-05-16 18:53 +0000
                      Re: If statement with initializer bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-05-16 20:17 +0100
                        Re: If statement with initializer scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2017-05-16 20:03 +0000
                  Re: If statement with initializer David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-05-16 22:34 +0200
        Re: If statement with initializer supercat@casperkitty.com - 2017-05-15 14:24 -0700
        Re: If statement with initializer raltbos@xs4all.nl (Richard Bos) - 2017-05-24 20:49 +0000
          Re: If statement with initializer supercat@casperkitty.com - 2017-05-24 14:11 -0700
            Re: If statement with initializer raltbos@xs4all.nl (Richard Bos) - 2017-05-24 21:37 +0000
          Re: If statement with initializer Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2017-05-26 15:52 -0700
            Re: If statement with initializer raltbos@xs4all.nl (Richard Bos) - 2017-06-03 10:20 +0000
              Re: If statement with initializer Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2017-06-05 13:50 -0700

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#110090

FromMelzzzzz <Melzzzzz@zzzzz.com>
Date2017-05-15 21:31 +0000
Message-ID<ofd6n9$r1q$3@news.albasani.net>
In reply to#110084
On 2017-05-15, Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> wrote:
> On 15/05/17 22:03, David Brown wrote:
><snip>
>>
>> So when picking a digit separator for C, I see four options:
>>
>> 1. Have no separator.  That avoids any work at all, and has no
>> conflicts, but gives no advantages.
>>
>> 2. Have underscores as a separator.  That makes things as nice as
>> possible for C, but introduces an inconsistency between the languages.
>> This is a big disadvantage in the eyes of many - especially, perhaps,
>> embedded programmers who regularly combine C and C++ code in the same
>> program and who are likely to be amongst the heaviest users of the
>> feature (especially for binary literals).
>>
>> 3. Have a single quote for a separator.  That keeps consistency with
>> C++, but does so by making C's choice as ugly as that of C++.
>>
>> 4. Allow both as separators in C.  Developers can choose to write nice C
>> code, or C code that is consistent with C++.  But that also means they
>> can write ugly C code, and C code that is /inconsistent/ with C++.
>
> 5. Use the comma, as God intended.
>
> I know what you're thinking. What about the existing comma operator and 
> separator?
>
> Well, any sensible person puts at least one whitespace character after 
> such commas, so we need only insist that the digit separator is preceded 
> and followed by a digit character. Thus:
>
> 1,234,567 /* one integer constant */
>
> 1, 234, 567 /* three integer constants in something like an initialiser 
> or a function call */
>
> This way, yes, we'd break some code, but only code that deserves to be 
> broken.
>
Hm, why does it deserve to be broken? 

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#110093

FromRichard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk>
Date2017-05-15 22:39 +0100
Message-ID<ofd6vj$v5n$1@dont-email.me>
In reply to#110090
On 15/05/17 22:31, Melzzzzz wrote:
> On 2017-05-15, Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> wrote:
>> On 15/05/17 22:03, David Brown wrote:
>> <snip>
>>>
>>> So when picking a digit separator for C, I see four options:
>>>
>>> 1. Have no separator.  That avoids any work at all, and has no
>>> conflicts, but gives no advantages.
>>>
>>> 2. Have underscores as a separator.  That makes things as nice as
>>> possible for C, but introduces an inconsistency between the languages.
>>> This is a big disadvantage in the eyes of many - especially, perhaps,
>>> embedded programmers who regularly combine C and C++ code in the same
>>> program and who are likely to be amongst the heaviest users of the
>>> feature (especially for binary literals).
>>>
>>> 3. Have a single quote for a separator.  That keeps consistency with
>>> C++, but does so by making C's choice as ugly as that of C++.
>>>
>>> 4. Allow both as separators in C.  Developers can choose to write nice C
>>> code, or C code that is consistent with C++.  But that also means they
>>> can write ugly C code, and C code that is /inconsistent/ with C++.
>>
>> 5. Use the comma, as God intended.
>>
>> I know what you're thinking. What about the existing comma operator and
>> separator?
>>
>> Well, any sensible person puts at least one whitespace character after
>> such commas, so we need only insist that the digit separator is preceded
>> and followed by a digit character. Thus:
>>
>> 1,234,567 /* one integer constant */
>>
>> 1, 234, 567 /* three integer constants in something like an initialiser
>> or a function call */
>>
>> This way, yes, we'd break some code, but only code that deserves to be
>> broken.
>>
> Hm, why does it deserve to be broken?
   ^^^^

You see? Comma separators are followed by white-space. People who don't 
do that need a good kicking. Excuse me. People who don't do that need to 
be moved to Marketing.

-- 
Richard Heathfield
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#110226

FromTim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu>
Date2017-05-17 10:52 -0700
Message-ID<kfnr2znl6a2.fsf@x-alumni2.alumni.caltech.edu>
In reply to#110084
Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> writes:

> On 15/05/17 22:03, David Brown wrote:
> <snip>
>
>> So when picking a digit separator for C, I see four options:
>>
>> 1.  Have no separator.  That avoids any work at all, and has no
>> conflicts, but gives no advantages.
>>
>> 2.  Have underscores as a separator.  That makes things as nice as
>> possible for C, but introduces an inconsistency between the languages.
>> This is a big disadvantage in the eyes of many - especially, perhaps,
>> embedded programmers who regularly combine C and C++ code in the same
>> program and who are likely to be amongst the heaviest users of the
>> feature (especially for binary literals).
>>
>> 3.  Have a single quote for a separator.  That keeps consistency with
>> C++, but does so by making C's choice as ugly as that of C++.
>>
>> 4.  Allow both as separators in C.  Developers can choose to write nice C
>> code, or C code that is consistent with C++.  But that also means they
>> can write ugly C code, and C code that is /inconsistent/ with C++.
>
> 5. Use the comma, [...elaboration...]

In C the only sensible choice is underscore (assuming of course
option (1) has been ruled out).  Using underscore is consistent
with identifiers, consistent with what most other programming
languages allow (disclaimer: I have only anecdotal data here,
nothing systematic), and consistent with C's current rules for
numeric pre-processing tokens.  The other characters mentioned
(comma, single quote) complicate the lexing process, not just
for compilers but for all the other tools that look at C
lexically.  Using whitespace to differentiate two forms of
comma gives rise to problems during pre-processing, where
whitespace can be significant for other reasons.  (Further
comments on single quote in a separate posting.)

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#110234

FromDavid Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no>
Date2017-05-17 23:14 +0200
Message-ID<ofie9j$1rm$1@dont-email.me>
In reply to#110226
On 17/05/17 19:52, Tim Rentsch wrote:
> Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> writes:
>
>> On 15/05/17 22:03, David Brown wrote:
>> <snip>
>>
>>> So when picking a digit separator for C, I see four options:
>>>
>>> 1.  Have no separator.  That avoids any work at all, and has no
>>> conflicts, but gives no advantages.
>>>
>>> 2.  Have underscores as a separator.  That makes things as nice as
>>> possible for C, but introduces an inconsistency between the languages.
>>> This is a big disadvantage in the eyes of many - especially, perhaps,
>>> embedded programmers who regularly combine C and C++ code in the same
>>> program and who are likely to be amongst the heaviest users of the
>>> feature (especially for binary literals).
>>>
>>> 3.  Have a single quote for a separator.  That keeps consistency with
>>> C++, but does so by making C's choice as ugly as that of C++.
>>>
>>> 4.  Allow both as separators in C.  Developers can choose to write nice C
>>> code, or C code that is consistent with C++.  But that also means they
>>> can write ugly C code, and C code that is /inconsistent/ with C++.
>>
>> 5. Use the comma, [...elaboration...]
>
> In C the only sensible choice is underscore (assuming of course
> option (1) has been ruled out).  Using underscore is consistent
> with identifiers, consistent with what most other programming
> languages allow (disclaimer: I have only anecdotal data here,
> nothing systematic),

Consistency with other programming languages is a useful trait.  But far 
and away the most relevant language for C to be consistent with, is C++. 
  How many C programmers use C++ at least some of the time?  A sizeable 
fraction, I think (no statistics or references).  How many C programmers 
use Ada, Java, D, Perl or Ruby?  Relatively few - and when they do, they 
are clearly programming in a different language and not a near-subset 
language.

In particular, how many header files are written in a way that they are 
directly useable as either C or C++ ?  A hefty proportion of C headers, 
especially for libraries or code designed for re-use, starts with:

#ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C" {
#endif

Do you /really/ think it is more important for C code to have a digit 
separator that is consistent with Java, than to be consistent with C++?


Given a free choice, of course it would be best if C++ had been able to 
use an underscore as their digit separator, consistent with several 
other programming languages.  But that bridge has been crossed and burned.


> and consistent with C's current rules for
> numeric pre-processing tokens.  The other characters mentioned
> (comma, single quote) complicate the lexing process, not just
> for compilers but for all the other tools that look at C
> lexically.

How many serious C compilers and other C parsing tools do not also 
support C++?  The implementation of parsers that handle a single quote 
mark for digit separators is already complete - making it work in C mode 
as well as C++ mode is going to be a minor matter.  And by the time a 
hypothetical future C standard supports digit separators, it's a fair 
bet that most of these tools will have been updated to C++14.

>  Using whitespace to differentiate two forms of
> comma gives rise to problems during pre-processing, where
> whitespace can be significant for other reasons.  (Further
> comments on single quote in a separate posting.)
>

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#110258

FromIan Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com>
Date2017-05-18 18:24 +1200
Message-ID<eo4t1jFhtkdU3@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#110234
On 05/18/17 09:14 AM, David Brown wrote:
> On 17/05/17 19:52, Tim Rentsch wrote:
>
>> and consistent with C's current rules for
>> numeric pre-processing tokens.  The other characters mentioned
>> (comma, single quote) complicate the lexing process, not just
>> for compilers but for all the other tools that look at C
>> lexically.
>
> How many serious C compilers and other C parsing tools do not also
> support C++?  The implementation of parsers that handle a single quote
> mark for digit separators is already complete - making it work in C mode
> as well as C++ mode is going to be a minor matter.  And by the time a
> hypothetical future C standard supports digit separators, it's a fair
> bet that most of these tools will have been updated to C++14.

Most already do and have done so for a while.

-- 
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#110267

Fromjoel.rees@gmail.com
Date2017-05-18 05:43 -0700
Message-ID<cbc892a0-78da-4855-be53-1703e120b8a7@googlegroups.com>
In reply to#110234
On Thursday, May 18, 2017 at 6:14:44 AM UTC+9, David Brown wrote:
> On 17/05/17 19:52, Tim Rentsch wrote:
> > Richard Heathfield <rjh@somewhere> writes:
> >
> >> On 15/05/17 22:03, David Brown wrote:
> >> <snip>
> >>
> >>> So when picking a digit separator for C, I see four options:
> >>>
> >>> 1.  Have no separator.  That avoids any work at all, and has no
> >>> conflicts, but gives no advantages.
> >>>
> >>> 2.  Have underscores as a separator.  That makes things as nice as
> >>> possible for C, but introduces an inconsistency between the languages.
> >>> This is a big disadvantage in the eyes of many - especially, perhaps,
> >>> embedded programmers who regularly combine C and C++ code in the same
> >>> program and who are likely to be amongst the heaviest users of the
> >>> feature (especially for binary literals).
> >>>
> >>> 3.  Have a single quote for a separator.  That keeps consistency with
> >>> C++, but does so by making C's choice as ugly as that of C++.
> >>>
> >>> 4.  Allow both as separators in C.  Developers can choose to write nice C
> >>> code, or C code that is consistent with C++.  But that also means they
> >>> can write ugly C code, and C code that is /inconsistent/ with C++.
> >>
> >> 5. Use the comma, [...elaboration...]
> >
> > In C the only sensible choice is underscore (assuming of course
> > option (1) has been ruled out).  Using underscore is consistent
> > with identifiers, consistent with what most other programming
> > languages allow (disclaimer: I have only anecdotal data here,
> > nothing systematic),
> 
> Consistency with other programming languages is a useful trait. 

Consistency is a hobgoblin.

> But far 
> and away the most relevant language for C to be consistent with, is C++. 
>   How many C programmers use C++ at least some of the time?  A sizeable 
> fraction, I think (no statistics or references). 

I don't use C++. I do use Ada, Java, Perl, Forth, and a few others.

I used to be something of an oddity. But more and more, the target 
domains are diverging.

> How many C programmers 
> use Ada, Java, D, Perl or Ruby?  Relatively few - and when they do, they 
> are clearly programming in a different language and not a near-subset 
> language.

Near subsets cause far more problems than substantial differences.

Since C++ became something more than a preprocessor trick, it has 
been wisest to just separate the lexers and parsers completely. Near 
similarities provide the most opportunities for mistakes.

> In particular, how many header files are written in a way that they are 
> directly useable as either C or C++ ? 

Not without the compiler going through a mode change.

> A hefty proportion of C headers, 
> especially for libraries or code designed for re-use, starts with:
> 
> #ifdef __cplusplus
> extern "C" {
> #endif

As I said.

> Do you /really/ think it is more important for C code to have a digit 
> separator that is consistent with Java, than to be consistent with C++?

I don't think a digit separator is a good thing unless it is space or 
maybe underscore. There's only so much overloading syntax you can do 
before things start interacting with each other in weird ways.

(Which is one of the reasons I don't even try to mess with C++ any more.)
 
> Given a free choice, of course it would be best if C++ had been able to 
> use an underscore as their digit separator, consistent with several 
> other programming languages.  But that bridge has been crossed and burned.

Because the C++ community burns the wrong bridges, everyone should.

(And what is this with Java and Perl? They are pretty close to C, too.)
 
> > and consistent with C's current rules for
> > numeric pre-processing tokens.  The other characters mentioned
> > (comma, single quote) complicate the lexing process, not just
> > for compilers but for all the other tools that look at C
> > lexically.
> 
> How many serious C compilers and other C parsing tools do not also 
> support C++? 

In addition to Pascal, Fortran, Objective C, Ada, ....

> The implementation of parsers that handle a single quote 
> mark for digit separators is already complete - making it work in C mode 
> as well as C++ mode is going to be a minor matter.  And by the time a 
> hypothetical future C standard supports digit separators, it's a fair 
> bet that most of these tools will have been updated to C++14.

Companies still trash resumes that claim C/C++ skills because they 
assume that someone who really knows both won't group them that way.

The languages began diverging 30 years ago. They aren't really all 
that close any more.

> >  Using whitespace to differentiate two forms of
> > comma gives rise to problems during pre-processing, where
> > whitespace can be significant for other reasons.  (Further
> > comments on single quote in a separate posting.)
> >

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#110272

FromDavid Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no>
Date2017-05-18 15:13 +0200
Message-ID<ofk6fe$5tm$1@dont-email.me>
In reply to#110267
On 18/05/17 14:43, joel.rees@gmail.com wrote:
> On Thursday, May 18, 2017 at 6:14:44 AM UTC+9, David Brown wrote:
>> On 17/05/17 19:52, Tim Rentsch wrote:
>>> Richard Heathfield <rjh@somewhere> writes:

>> Consistency with other programming languages is a useful trait. 
> 
> Consistency is a hobgoblin.

No - it is mostly a useful trait.  It makes learning easier.  (It also
makes it easier to implement tools such as editors for multiple languages.)

> 
>> But far 
>> and away the most relevant language for C to be consistent with, is C++. 
>>   How many C programmers use C++ at least some of the time?  A sizeable 
>> fraction, I think (no statistics or references). 
> 
> I don't use C++. I do use Ada, Java, Perl, Forth, and a few others.

As I say, I have no statistics - but I suspect you are an outlier here.

> 
> I used to be something of an oddity. But more and more, the target 
> domains are diverging.

It is certainly not uncommon to deal with more than one different
programming language.  But I strongly suspect that if you ask C
programmers what other languages they use regularly, C++ will come up
more often than Perl or Java - and certainly more often than Ada or
Forth.  (On the other hand, if you ask Ada or Forth programmers what
other languages they use, C will be common - it is not symmetrical.)

> 
>> How many C programmers 
>> use Ada, Java, D, Perl or Ruby?  Relatively few - and when they do, they 
>> are clearly programming in a different language and not a near-subset 
>> language.
> 
> Near subsets cause far more problems than substantial differences.

That would be the case if the differences were significant, occurred
often in normal coding, and were not caught be automated tools (such as
the compiler).  For example, there is no issue with C++'s requirement
that void* pointers be explicitly cast - either you add a cast and then
C and C++ do the same thing, or you omit the cast and your C++ compiler
tells you of the problem.  You have to use unusual code, such as relying
on the value of "sizeof 'a'", to get something that compiles cleaning as
C and as C++ but with different meaning.

> 
> Since C++ became something more than a preprocessor trick, it has 
> been wisest to just separate the lexers and parsers completely. Near 
> similarities provide the most opportunities for mistakes.
> 
>> In particular, how many header files are written in a way that they are 
>> directly useable as either C or C++ ? 
> 
> Not without the compiler going through a mode change.
> 
>> A hefty proportion of C headers, 
>> especially for libraries or code designed for re-use, starts with:
>>
>> #ifdef __cplusplus
>> extern "C" {
>> #endif
> 
> As I said.

That is not a "mode change".  In C, the pre-processor skips that bit.
In C++, it applies the "extern "C" {" - but it does not change "modes"
between C and C++.

> 
>> Do you /really/ think it is more important for C code to have a digit 
>> separator that is consistent with Java, than to be consistent with C++?
> 
> I don't think a digit separator is a good thing unless it is space or 
> maybe underscore. There's only so much overloading syntax you can do 
> before things start interacting with each other in weird ways.
> 
> (Which is one of the reasons I don't even try to mess with C++ any more.)

If you don't like C++, that's fine - people have many good reasons for
avoiding it.  But there are a lot of people who /do/ use it, and who
also use C.

>  
>> Given a free choice, of course it would be best if C++ had been able to 
>> use an underscore as their digit separator, consistent with several 
>> other programming languages.  But that bridge has been crossed and burned.
> 
> Because the C++ community burns the wrong bridges, everyone should.
> 

No, of course not.  But when one community makes a decision, other
related communities may need to take it into consideration.

> (And what is this with Java and Perl? They are pretty close to C, too.)

Perl is not close to C, unless you mean they both use curly brackets.
Java is somewhat related to C, but more closely related to C++.

>  
>>> and consistent with C's current rules for
>>> numeric pre-processing tokens.  The other characters mentioned
>>> (comma, single quote) complicate the lexing process, not just
>>> for compilers but for all the other tools that look at C
>>> lexically.
>>
>> How many serious C compilers and other C parsing tools do not also 
>> support C++? 
> 
> In addition to Pascal, Fortran, Objective C, Ada, ....

Some tools support such a wide range - many do not.

> 
>> The implementation of parsers that handle a single quote 
>> mark for digit separators is already complete - making it work in C mode 
>> as well as C++ mode is going to be a minor matter.  And by the time a 
>> hypothetical future C standard supports digit separators, it's a fair 
>> bet that most of these tools will have been updated to C++14.
> 
> Companies still trash resumes that claim C/C++ skills because they 
> assume that someone who really knows both won't group them that way.

I agree with that attitude.  I am not suggesting that writing code in
the C/C++ common subset is a good idea in general, or will result in the
best C code or the best C++ code.  It may be fairly close to good
quality C code, but is likely to be non-idiomatic in places and perhaps
miss out on some features.  And it will be way off base for C++ code.

Still I maintain that it is an advantage to many developers if the
fraction of C that is in common with C++ is as large as reasonably
possible, and that this consistency is a good thing for programmers.

(As has been mentioned in other posts, the situation could be improved
by C++ adopting some of the features of C that it is missing.)

> 
> The languages began diverging 30 years ago. They aren't really all 
> that close any more.
> 
>>>  Using whitespace to differentiate two forms of
>>> comma gives rise to problems during pre-processing, where
>>> whitespace can be significant for other reasons.  (Further
>>> comments on single quote in a separate posting.)
>>>
> 

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#110304

Fromjoel.rees@gmail.com
Date2017-05-18 08:52 -0700
Message-ID<fd45aaa6-fcf2-41e8-81d1-4580fbd1329d@googlegroups.com>
In reply to#110272
On Thursday, May 18, 2017 at 10:13:37 PM UTC+9, David Brown wrote:
> On 18/05/17 14:43, joel.rees@somewhere wrote:
> > On Thursday, May 18, 2017 at 6:14:44 AM UTC+9, David Brown wrote:
> >> On 17/05/17 19:52, Tim Rentsch wrote:
> >>> Richard Heathfield <rjh@somewhere> writes:
> 
> >> Consistency with other programming languages is a useful trait. 
> > 
> > Consistency is a hobgoblin.
> 
> No - it is mostly a useful trait.  It makes learning easier.  (It also
> makes it easier to implement tools such as editors for multiple languages.)

I've found trying to be consistent getting me in trouble often enough 
to go with the other quote. (Scott.)

> > 
> >> But far 
> >> and away the most relevant language for C to be consistent with, is C++. 
> >>   How many C programmers use C++ at least some of the time?  A sizeable 
> >> fraction, I think (no statistics or references). 
> > 
> > I don't use C++. I do use Ada, Java, Perl, Forth, and a few others.
> 
> As I say, I have no statistics - but I suspect you are an outlier here.

Not any more.

> > I used to be something of an oddity. But more and more, the target 
> > domains are diverging.
> 
> It is certainly not uncommon to deal with more than one different
> programming language.  But I strongly suspect that if you ask C
> programmers what other languages they use regularly, C++ will come up
> more often than Perl or Java - and certainly more often than Ada or
> Forth.  (On the other hand, if you ask Ada or Forth programmers what
> other languages they use, C will be common - it is not symmetrical.)

I strongly suspect that if you ask C++ programmers what other languages
they work with, they will say, Java, javascript, Python, Ruby, and C.

But they would likely be wrong about C.

> >> How many C programmers 
> >> use Ada, Java, D, Perl or Ruby?  Relatively few - and when they do, they 
> >> are clearly programming in a different language and not a near-subset 
> >> language.
> > 
> > Near subsets cause far more problems than substantial differences.
> 
> That would be the case if the differences were significant, occurred
> often in normal coding, and were not caught be automated tools (such as
> the compiler). 

How often do you use the macro preprocessor (directly) when you program 
in C++?

How often do you use class syntax when you program in C?

> For example, there is no issue with C++'s requirement
> that void* pointers be explicitly cast - either you add a cast and then
> C and C++ do the same thing, or you omit the cast and your C++ compiler
> tells you of the problem.  You have to use unusual code, such as relying
> on the value of "sizeof 'a'", to get something that compiles cleaning as
> C and as C++ but with different meaning.

I suppose you may think so, but that is not the bulk of your code.

> > Since C++ became something more than a preprocessor trick, it has 
> > been wisest to just separate the lexers and parsers completely. Near 
> > similarities provide the most opportunities for mistakes.
> > 
> >> In particular, how many header files are written in a way that they are 
> >> directly useable as either C or C++ ? 
> > 
> > Not without the compiler going through a mode change.
> > 
> >> A hefty proportion of C headers, 
> >> especially for libraries or code designed for re-use, starts with:
> >>
> >> #ifdef __cplusplus
> >> extern "C" {
> >> #endif
> > 
> > As I said.
> 
> That is not a "mode change".  In C, the pre-processor skips that bit.
> In C++, it applies the "extern "C" {" - but it does not change "modes"
> between C and C++.

Bwahahahahahahahahah.

Sorry. I'm not in the mood to be polite. Not sure why.

> >> Do you /really/ think it is more important for C code to have a digit 
> >> separator that is consistent with Java, than to be consistent with C++?
> > 
> > I don't think a digit separator is a good thing unless it is space or 
> > maybe underscore. There's only so much overloading syntax you can do 
> > before things start interacting with each other in weird ways.

> > (Which is one of the reasons I don't even try to mess with C++ any more.)
> 
> If you don't like C++, that's fine - people have many good reasons for
> avoiding it.  But there are a lot of people who /do/ use it, and who
> also use C.

A lot of people who use C++ and think they use C.

There are a huge lot of programmers you've never met because they use C 
and not C++ and have no need of going to your C++ conferences.

> >> Given a free choice, of course it would be best if C++ had been able to 
> >> use an underscore as their digit separator, consistent with several 
> >> other programming languages.  But that bridge has been crossed and burned.
> > 
> > Because the C++ community burns the wrong bridges, everyone should.
> > 
> 
> No, of course not.  But when one community makes a decision, other
> related communities may need to take it into consideration.

And may not be profited by letting it distract them too much.

> > (And what is this with Java and Perl? They are pretty close to C, too.)
> 
> Perl is not close to C, unless you mean they both use curly brackets.
> Java is somewhat related to C, but more closely related to C++.

And you say C++ is close to C. C++ is closer to Java than C.

> >>> and consistent with C's current rules for
> >>> numeric pre-processing tokens.  The other characters mentioned
> >>> (comma, single quote) complicate the lexing process, not just
> >>> for compilers but for all the other tools that look at C
> >>> lexically.
> >>
> >> How many serious C compilers and other C parsing tools do not also 
> >> support C++? 
> > 
> > In addition to Pascal, Fortran, Objective C, Ada, ....
> 
> Some tools support such a wide range - many do not.

Does Clang compile Fortran? 

> >> The implementation of parsers that handle a single quote 
> >> mark for digit separators is already complete - making it work in C mode 
> >> as well as C++ mode is going to be a minor matter.  And by the time a 
> >> hypothetical future C standard supports digit separators, it's a fair 
> >> bet that most of these tools will have been updated to C++14.
> > 
> > Companies still trash resumes that claim C/C++ skills because they 
> > assume that someone who really knows both won't group them that way.
> 
> I agree with that attitude.  I am not suggesting that writing code in
> the C/C++ common subset is a good idea in general, or will result in the
> best C code or the best C++ code.  It may be fairly close to good
> quality C code, but is likely to be non-idiomatic in places and perhaps
> miss out on some features.  And it will be way off base for C++ code.

And yet you say C and C++ are close.

That is why I'm not in the mood to be polite.

> Still I maintain that it is an advantage to many developers if the
> fraction of C that is in common with C++ is as large as reasonably
> possible, and that this consistency is a good thing for programmers.
> 
> (As has been mentioned in other posts, the situation could be improved
> by C++ adopting some of the features of C that it is missing.)

No. The C++ standards committee should go its own way. 

You guys are big boys now.

> > The languages began diverging 30 years ago. They aren't really all 
> > that close any more.
> > 
> >>>  Using whitespace to differentiate two forms of
> >>> comma gives rise to problems during pre-processing, where
> >>> whitespace can be significant for other reasons.  (Further
> >>> comments on single quote in a separate posting.)

In a more sober and less hyperbolic tone, I hope --

The time for consolidation is past.

The new frontier is specialization, focusing on individuals and 
small communities. 

And that does mean that we need to quit trying to focus on a 
single standard. We *can* focus on commonalities, but we *need* 
to focus on the differences as well.

Languages do color their idioms.

--
Joel Rees

Random rants:
http://reiisi.blogspot.com

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#110328

FromDavid Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no>
Date2017-05-18 22:18 +0200
Message-ID<ofkvbv$ut4$1@dont-email.me>
In reply to#110304
On 18/05/17 17:52, joel.rees@gmail.com wrote:
> On Thursday, May 18, 2017 at 10:13:37 PM UTC+9, David Brown wrote:
>> On 18/05/17 14:43, joel.rees@somewhere wrote:
>>> On Thursday, May 18, 2017 at 6:14:44 AM UTC+9, David Brown wrote:
>>>> On 17/05/17 19:52, Tim Rentsch wrote:
>>>>> Richard Heathfield <rjh@somewhere> writes:
>>

>> No, of course not.  But when one community makes a decision, other
>> related communities may need to take it into consideration.
>
> And may not be profited by letting it distract them too much.

We are not talking absolutes here - I said C has to take the decisions 
of C++ into consideration, not follow them blindly.

>
>>> (And what is this with Java and Perl? They are pretty close to C, too.)
>>
>> Perl is not close to C, unless you mean they both use curly brackets.
>> Java is somewhat related to C, but more closely related to C++.
>
> And you say C++ is close to C. C++ is closer to Java than C.

I said that C++ is mostly a superset of C.  There are features in C that 
C++ does not have, and a few points where they both have a feature but 
there are differences.  That is not the same thing as saying that C++ is 
close to C.

>
>>>>> and consistent with C's current rules for
>>>>> numeric pre-processing tokens.  The other characters mentioned
>>>>> (comma, single quote) complicate the lexing process, not just
>>>>> for compilers but for all the other tools that look at C
>>>>> lexically.
>>>>
>>>> How many serious C compilers and other C parsing tools do not also
>>>> support C++?
>>>
>>> In addition to Pascal, Fortran, Objective C, Ada, ....
>>
>> Some tools support such a wide range - many do not.
>
> Does Clang compile Fortran?

I don't know, but I don't see how the question is relevant.

>
>>>> The implementation of parsers that handle a single quote
>>>> mark for digit separators is already complete - making it work in C mode
>>>> as well as C++ mode is going to be a minor matter.  And by the time a
>>>> hypothetical future C standard supports digit separators, it's a fair
>>>> bet that most of these tools will have been updated to C++14.
>>>
>>> Companies still trash resumes that claim C/C++ skills because they
>>> assume that someone who really knows both won't group them that way.
>>
>> I agree with that attitude.  I am not suggesting that writing code in
>> the C/C++ common subset is a good idea in general, or will result in the
>> best C code or the best C++ code.  It may be fairly close to good
>> quality C code, but is likely to be non-idiomatic in places and perhaps
>> miss out on some features.  And it will be way off base for C++ code.
>
> And yet you say C and C++ are close.

No, I said that they share a sizeable common subset that covers much of 
C.  C++ has a great deal of features that are not in C - that is both 
its advantage and its disadvantage compared to C.

>
> That is why I'm not in the mood to be polite.

I am fine with you making direct statements, but we would get on better 
here if you avoided misinterpreting me.  I really don't think I have 
been unclear here, but let me know if you think I have.

>
>> Still I maintain that it is an advantage to many developers if the
>> fraction of C that is in common with C++ is as large as reasonably
>> possible, and that this consistency is a good thing for programmers.
>>
>> (As has been mentioned in other posts, the situation could be improved
>> by C++ adopting some of the features of C that it is missing.)
>
> No. The C++ standards committee should go its own way.
>

A lot of C++ programmers think C++ would benefit from designated 
initialisers, and probably also compound literals and VLAs (there was an 
attempt to make a "dynamic array" STL container as an equivalent to 
VLAs, but it collapsed because it could not actually be implemented).

> You guys are big boys now.

"You guys" - you still think I am a C++ programmer, advocate, addict, or 
something?

>
>>> The languages began diverging 30 years ago. They aren't really all
>>> that close any more.
>>>
>>>>>  Using whitespace to differentiate two forms of
>>>>> comma gives rise to problems during pre-processing, where
>>>>> whitespace can be significant for other reasons.  (Further
>>>>> comments on single quote in a separate posting.)
>
> In a more sober and less hyperbolic tone, I hope --
>
> The time for consolidation is past.
>
> The new frontier is specialization, focusing on individuals and
> small communities.

As someone working in one of the major areas for C - embedded 
development - I can tell you that mixing and combining C and C++ is 
alive and well, and will be for the foreseeable future.  Specialising 
and "going their own way" is /not/ helpful.  Fortunately, it appears the 
C and C++ standards committees think cooperation and coordination is a 
good thing, even though the languages have different focuses.

>
> And that does mean that we need to quit trying to focus on a
> single standard. We *can* focus on commonalities, but we *need*
> to focus on the differences as well.

Oh, I agree that there are differences in the languages and that they 
have different aims and focuses.  I just want cooperation on the areas 
of obvious overlaps - I think it would be downright idiotic if both 
languages support something as simple as digit separators, and they did 
it in different ways.

>
> Languages do color their idioms.
>
> --
> Joel Rees
>
> Random rants:
> http://reiisi.blogspot.com
>

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#110330

FromIan Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com>
Date2017-05-19 08:29 +1200
Message-ID<eo6eh9FhtkdU7@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#110304
On 05/19/17 03:52 AM, joel.rees@gmail.com wrote:
> On Thursday, May 18, 2017 at 10:13:37 PM UTC+9, David Brown wrote:
>>
>> It is certainly not uncommon to deal with more than one different
>> programming language.  But I strongly suspect that if you ask C
>> programmers what other languages they use regularly, C++ will come up
>> more often than Perl or Java - and certainly more often than Ada or
>> Forth.  (On the other hand, if you ask Ada or Forth programmers what
>> other languages they use, C will be common - it is not symmetrical.)
>
> I strongly suspect that if you ask C++ programmers what other languages
> they work with, they will say, Java, javascript, Python, Ruby, and C.
>
> But they would likely be wrong about C.

That I doubt.  Working with C in kernel space and C++ in the application 
space is a common combination, at least in the embedded Linux world I've 
inhabited for the past few years.

-- 
Ian

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#110349

FromDFS <nospam@dfs.com>
Date2017-05-18 21:59 -0400
Message-ID<oflja0$mde$3@dont-email.me>
In reply to#110330
On 5/18/2017 4:29 PM, Ian Collins wrote:

> Working with C in kernel space and C++ in the application 
> space is a common combination, at least in the embedded Linux world I've 
> inhabited for the past few years.

What kind of devices do you code for?

Embedded coding always seemed interesting to me.

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#110361

FromIan Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com>
Date2017-05-19 19:30 +1200
Message-ID<eo7l94FhtkdU8@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#110349
On 05/19/17 01:59 PM, DFS wrote:
> On 5/18/2017 4:29 PM, Ian Collins wrote:
>
>> Working with C in kernel space and C++ in the application
>> space is a common combination, at least in the embedded Linux world I've
>> inhabited for the past few years.
>
> What kind of devices do you code for?
>
> Embedded coding always seemed interesting to me.

Currently the "smarts" that tell (big) excavator operators where to dig. 
  All of the network connected embedded devices I have worked on in 
recent years have been C++ on Linux, so there's a nice mix of C 
kernel/driver work and c++ applications.

-- 
Ian

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#110373

Fromscott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal)
Date2017-05-19 12:34 +0000
Message-ID<nDBTA.105513$MW5.25861@fx36.iad>
In reply to#110330
Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> writes:
>On 05/19/17 03:52 AM, joel.rees@gmail.com wrote:
>> On Thursday, May 18, 2017 at 10:13:37 PM UTC+9, David Brown wrote:
>>>
>>> It is certainly not uncommon to deal with more than one different
>>> programming language.  But I strongly suspect that if you ask C
>>> programmers what other languages they use regularly, C++ will come up
>>> more often than Perl or Java - and certainly more often than Ada or
>>> Forth.  (On the other hand, if you ask Ada or Forth programmers what
>>> other languages they use, C will be common - it is not symmetrical.)
>>
>> I strongly suspect that if you ask C++ programmers what other languages
>> they work with, they will say, Java, javascript, Python, Ruby, and C.
>>
>> But they would likely be wrong about C.
>
>That I doubt.  Working with C in kernel space and C++ in the application 
>space is a common combination, at least in the embedded Linux world I've 
>inhabited for the past few years.

Although I've written parts of two kernels and a hypervisor that were
written in a subset of C++ (no STL, no exceptions, no RTTI).  Basically
C with classes, which is my preferred dialect of C++.

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#110376

FromThiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com>
Date2017-05-19 06:37 -0700
Message-ID<ce696dda-2b03-4769-b0f9-284fedd50e28@googlegroups.com>
In reply to#110373
On Friday, May 19, 2017 at 9:34:33 AM UTC-3, Scott Lurndal wrote:
> Ian Collins writes:
> >On 05/19/17 03:52 AM, wrote:
> >> On Thursday, May 18, 2017 at 10:13:37 PM UTC+9, David Brown wrote:
> >>>
> >>> It is certainly not uncommon to deal with more than one different
> >>> programming language.  But I strongly suspect that if you ask C
> >>> programmers what other languages they use regularly, C++ will come up
> >>> more often than Perl or Java - and certainly more often than Ada or
> >>> Forth.  (On the other hand, if you ask Ada or Forth programmers what
> >>> other languages they use, C will be common - it is not symmetrical.)
> >>
> >> I strongly suspect that if you ask C++ programmers what other languages
> >> they work with, they will say, Java, javascript, Python, Ruby, and C.
> >>
> >> But they would likely be wrong about C.
> >
> >That I doubt.  Working with C in kernel space and C++ in the application 
> >space is a common combination, at least in the embedded Linux world I've 
> >inhabited for the past few years.
> 
> Although I've written parts of two kernels and a hypervisor that were
> written in a subset of C++ (no STL, no exceptions, no RTTI).  Basically
> C with classes, which is my preferred dialect of C++.

My preferred dialect of C++ is C99 with templates.

It solves the problem of algorithms and containers.
I think the concept of classes is a little broken and inconsistent.

The following sample in C++ have a lot of samples
of the features I would use. 

template <class T>
T* New() {
  T* p = (T*)malloc(sizeof T);
  if (p) {
    *p = T();  //(T){}
  }
  return p;
}

template <class T>
void Delete(T* p) {
  if (p) {
    Destroy(p);
    free(p);
  }
}

typedef char* String;

void Destroy(String* s) {
  free(*s);
}

struct Node {
  String Name = NULL;
  Node* pNext = NULL;
};

void Destroy(Node* p) {
  Destroy(&p->Name);
}

template <class T>
struct List {
  T* pHead = NULL;
  T* pTail = NULL;
};

template <class T>
void Destroy(List<T>* p) {
  T* pItem = p->pHead;
  while (pItem) {
    T* pCurrent = pItem;
    pItem = pItem->pNext;
    Delete(pCurrent);
  }
}

template <class T>
void Add(List<T>* pList, T* pItem) {
  if (pList->pHead == NULL) {
    pList->pHead = pItem;
  } else {
    pList->pTail->pNext = pItem;
    ;
  }
  pList->pTail = pItem;
}

int main() {
  Node* p = New<Node>();

  List<Node> list = List<Node>();  //{}

  Add(&list, p);
  p = NULL;

  Delete(p);
  Destroy(&list);

  return 0;
}


And here the version using C99


static inline void* allocate_and_copy(void *s, size_t n)
{
  void* pNew = malloc(n);
  if (pNew)
  {
    memcpy(pNew, s, n);
  }

  return pNew;
}

#define New(...) allocate_and_copy(&(__VA_ARGS__), sizeof(__VA_ARGS__)) 


#define Delete(T, p)\
  while (p) {\
    T##_Destroy(p);\
    free(p);\
    break;\
  }


typedef char* String;

void String_Destroy(String* s) {
  free(*s);
}

typedef struct Node {
  String Name /*= NULL*/;
  struct Node* pNext /*= NULL*/;
} Node;

void Node_Destroy(Node* p) {
  String_Destroy(&p->Name);
}



#define List(T)\
struct List {\
  T* pHead;\
  T* pTail;\
}

#define List_Destroy(T, p)\
  while ((p)->pHead) {\
    T* pCurrent = (p)->pHead;\
    (p)->pHead = (p)->pHead->pNext;\
    Delete(T, pCurrent);\
  } 



#define Add(pList, pItem) \
  if ((pList)->pHead == NULL) {\
      (pList)->pHead = (pItem); \
      (pList)->pTail = (pItem);\
  }\
  else {\
     (pList)->pTail->pNext = (pItem); \
     (pList)->pTail = (pItem);\
  }
  

int main() {
  Node* p = New((Node){0});

  List(Node) list = { 0 };

  Add(&list, p);
  p = NULL;

  Delete(Node, p);
  List_Destroy(Node, &list);

  return 0;
}

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#110353

FromRobert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com>
Date2017-05-18 22:09 -0500
Message-ID<99oshc90cs9mugqg2cc58avre57du3co6j@4ax.com>
In reply to#110304
On Thu, 18 May 2017 08:52:33 -0700 (PDT), joel.rees@gmail.com wrote:

>Does Clang compile Fortran? 


Well, no.  Clang is the C family (C, C++, Objective-C and some others)
front end to LLVM.  There are a number of other front ends to LLVM,
including a Fortran one.

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#110279

Fromscott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal)
Date2017-05-18 13:59 +0000
Message-ID<8NhTA.110465$se.92334@fx38.iad>
In reply to#110267
joel.rees@gmail.com writes:
>On Thursday, May 18, 2017 at 6:14:44 AM UTC+9, David Brown wrote:

>> > In C the only sensible choice is underscore (assuming of course
>> > option (1) has been ruled out).  Using underscore is consistent
>> > with identifiers, consistent with what most other programming
>> > languages allow (disclaimer: I have only anecdotal data here,
>> > nothing systematic),
>> 
>> Consistency with other programming languages is a useful trait. 
>
>Consistency is a hobgoblin.

The proper quotation is

  "Foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of small minds". - Emerson

Now, consistency between C and C++ is hardly foolish.

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#110309

FromKeith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org>
Date2017-05-18 09:21 -0700
Message-ID<ln60gy2l0b.fsf@kst-u.example.com>
In reply to#110279
scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) writes:
> joel.rees@gmail.com writes:
[...]
>>Consistency is a hobgoblin.
>
> The proper quotation is
>
>   "Foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of small minds". - Emerson

No, it's "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored
by little statesmen and philosophers and divines."

http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/353571-a-foolish-consistency-is-the-hobgoblin-of-little-minds-adored
has more context.

-- 
Keith Thompson (The_Other_Keith) kst-u@mib.org  <http://www.ghoti.net/~kst>
Working, but not speaking, for JetHead Development, Inc.
"We must do something.  This is something.  Therefore, we must do this."
    -- Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn, "Yes Minister"

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#110314

From"James R. Kuyper" <jameskuyper@verizon.net>
Date2017-05-18 12:55 -0400
Message-ID<e46c95c0-7aee-db18-adb4-2972a611ff08@verizon.net>
In reply to#110267
On 05/18/2017 08:43 AM, joel.rees@gmail.com wrote:
> On Thursday, May 18, 2017 at 6:14:44 AM UTC+9, David Brown wrote:
...
>> Consistency with other programming languages is a useful trait.
>
> Consistency is a hobgoblin.

The quote refers to "A foolish consistency"; there's nothing 
particularly foolish about this one.

...
> Companies still trash resumes that claim C/C++ skills because they
> assume that someone who really knows both won't group them that way.
>
> The languages began diverging 30 years ago. They aren't really all
> that close any more.

You can take almost any C program that has no syntax errors, constraint 
violations, or undefined behavior, and, with only minor modifications, 
convert it into code that has precisely the same defined behavior, 
whether compiled as C code or as C++ code. That would not be true if the 
languages had diverged as badly as you're suggesting.
Each version of the C standard since C90 has added features that have no 
counterpart in C++, but later versions of C++ have often added some of 
those same features. The ones that haven't yet been added to C++, are 
relatively few, and not yet widely used. The biggest exceptions are 
things like designated intializers and compound literals, but those are 
merely convenience features for which there exists less convenient ways 
to write the same thing that do have the same meaning in C and in C++.

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#110363

Fromjoel.rees@gmail.com
Date2017-05-19 01:17 -0700
Message-ID<4688f099-0e01-43ce-bd85-a7f89df934c4@googlegroups.com>
In reply to#110314
On Friday, May 19, 2017 at 1:55:15 AM UTC+9, James R. Kuyper wrote:
> On 05/18/2017 08:43 AM, joel.rees@somewhere wrote:
> > On Thursday, May 18, 2017 at 6:14:44 AM UTC+9, David Brown wrote:
> ...
> >> Consistency with other programming languages is a useful trait.
> >
> > Consistency is a hobgoblin.
> 
> The quote refers to "A foolish consistency"; there's nothing 
> particularly foolish about this one.
> 
> ...
> > Companies still trash resumes that claim C/C++ skills because they
> > assume that someone who really knows both won't group them that way.
> >
> > The languages began diverging 30 years ago. They aren't really all
> > that close any more.
> 
> You can take almost any C program that has no syntax errors, constraint 
> violations, or undefined behavior, and, with only minor modifications, 
> convert it into code that has precisely the same defined behavior, 
> whether compiled as C code or as C++ code. That would not be true if the 
> languages had diverged as badly as you're suggesting.
> Each version of the C standard since C90 has added features that have no 
> counterpart in C++, but later versions of C++ have often added some of 
> those same features. The ones that haven't yet been added to C++, are 
> relatively few, and not yet widely used. The biggest exceptions are 
> things like designated intializers and compound literals, but those are 
> merely convenience features for which there exists less convenient ways 
> to write the same thing that do have the same meaning in C and in C++.

Okay, you can write usable source in the mutual subset.

I'm not sure that some of my source that I think (heh) is valid C will 
be compilable as C++ without some serious dinking in the details.

Going from C++ to C, of course, is a no-starter.

Twenty years ago, I put a lot of effort into learning how to write in the 
subset. That effort derailed a couple of my private projects and at least 
one project at work. It would not be going too far to say trying to use 
that subset may have been one of the factors in my being asked to quit 
that company.

--
Joel Rees

Trying to reinvent the industry all by myself:
http://defining-computers.blogspot.jp/

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#110364

FromDavid Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no>
Date2017-05-19 12:16 +0200
Message-ID<ofmgg8$3jp$1@dont-email.me>
In reply to#110363
On 19/05/17 10:17, joel.rees@gmail.com wrote:
> On Friday, May 19, 2017 at 1:55:15 AM UTC+9, James R. Kuyper wrote:
>> On 05/18/2017 08:43 AM, joel.rees@somewhere wrote:
>>> On Thursday, May 18, 2017 at 6:14:44 AM UTC+9, David Brown wrote:
>> ...
>>>> Consistency with other programming languages is a useful trait.
>>>
>>> Consistency is a hobgoblin.
>>
>> The quote refers to "A foolish consistency"; there's nothing 
>> particularly foolish about this one.
>>
>> ...
>>> Companies still trash resumes that claim C/C++ skills because they
>>> assume that someone who really knows both won't group them that way.
>>>
>>> The languages began diverging 30 years ago. They aren't really all
>>> that close any more.
>>
>> You can take almost any C program that has no syntax errors, constraint 
>> violations, or undefined behavior, and, with only minor modifications, 
>> convert it into code that has precisely the same defined behavior, 
>> whether compiled as C code or as C++ code. That would not be true if the 
>> languages had diverged as badly as you're suggesting.
>> Each version of the C standard since C90 has added features that have no 
>> counterpart in C++, but later versions of C++ have often added some of 
>> those same features. The ones that haven't yet been added to C++, are 
>> relatively few, and not yet widely used. The biggest exceptions are 
>> things like designated intializers and compound literals, but those are 
>> merely convenience features for which there exists less convenient ways 
>> to write the same thing that do have the same meaning in C and in C++.
> 
> Okay, you can write usable source in the mutual subset.
> 
> I'm not sure that some of my source that I think (heh) is valid C will 
> be compilable as C++ without some serious dinking in the details.
> 
> Going from C++ to C, of course, is a no-starter.
> 
> Twenty years ago, I put a lot of effort into learning how to write in the 
> subset. That effort derailed a couple of my private projects and at least 
> one project at work. It would not be going too far to say trying to use 
> that subset may have been one of the factors in my being asked to quit 
> that company.
> 

I really cannot comprehend why you think this is such a big deal.  It is
/not/ hard to write C in a C++ compatible subset.  It does not take "a
lot of effort" to learn.  It might mean a change in your style of C, and
it means a few non-idiomatic points, but it is not difficult.

As you say, modern idiomatic C++ cannot be made C compatible in any
practical manner.

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