Re: Equal yet different pointers

Subject	Re: Equal yet different pointers
Newsgroups	comp.lang.c
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From	bartc <bc@freeuk.com>
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Organization	virginmedia.com
Date	2017-11-18 02:01 +0000

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On 18/11/2017 01:42, Ian Collins wrote:
> On 11/18/2017 02:39 PM, bartc wrote:
>> On 18/11/2017 00:39, Ian Collins wrote:
>>> On 11/18/2017 01:12 PM, bartc wrote:
>>
>>>> Another example, X implements value arrays, but C doesn't. Now you have
>>>> a problem, because using such an array in an expression will turn it
>>>> into a pointer. The language getting in the way again (ASM would not
>>>> cause the same problems.)
>>>
>>> You code smarter.  Pick any pair of languages and they will have a
>>> different set of features, when converting one to another there will
>>> always be compromises.
>>
>> If you were actually converting from one language to another, especially
>> as a one-off translation then you work in the new language, then you
>> might make the effort.
>>
>> But if the second language is just a stepping stone to your true target,
>> then you might not be so inclined.
>>
>> And with C, you also have to consider that in the intermediate form, a
>> construct could be classed as undefined behaviour, which means it might
>> not generate the code you want.
> 
> So use one that does.

What do you mean?

>  That's part of coding smarter.

The subject is whether C 'gets in the way' when used as an intermediate 
target language. If you have to go to extra trouble such as 'coding 
smarter' (whatever /that/ means), then you can argue that it /is/ 
getting in the way.


-- 
bartc

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