Re: What is wrong with C? (and fond memories of VAX)

From	rbowman <bowman@montana.com>
Newsgroups	comp.os.linux.misc, alt.folklore.computers, alt.unix.geeks
Subject	Re: What is wrong with C? (and fond memories of VAX)
Date	2026-01-12 18:57 +0000
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On Mon, 12 Jan 2026 15:44:56 +0100, Carlos E.R. wrote:

> If the code is not mine, I would use the compiler options instead.
> Unless I got paid to maintain that code, then I would correct the code.

When you have a few hundred thousand lines of legacy code you choose your 
battles. Fixing emergent bugs and adding new functionality trumps hunting 
down stuff the most recent gcc whines about if there is a handy compiler 
flag.

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