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From: Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: I think references should have been const by default
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Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> writes:
> Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> writes:
>> RacingRabbit@watershipdown.co.uk writes:
>>> On Tue, 26 Oct 2021 10:42:24 -0400
>>> James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 10/26/21 4:21 AM, RacingRabbit@watershipdown.co.uk wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Mon, 25 Oct 2021 10:48:57 -0700
>>>>> Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> RacingRabbit@watershipdown.co.uk writes:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Any attempt to write to a read only program text area will
>>>>>>> result in a crash regardless of the language.  It is implicit
>>>>>>> that its read only in C because C also provides the following
>>>>>>> initialisation which places the string (presumably) on the
>>>>>>> heap:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> char str[] = "hello world";
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I suggest that you would benefit more here from asking questions
>>>>>> than from making assertions.
>>>>>
>>>>> I suggest you ease up on being patronising.
>>>>
>>>> You'll get less patronizing responses when you cease displaying
>>>> such an abysmal understanding of C, while believing you understand
>>>> it better than others.
>>>
>>> Says the preening fool.
>>
>> James is not a "preening fool".  He's right.
>
> To be fair, sometimes he is one, and sometimes the other.

To be fair, Tim, shut up.

-- 
Keith Thompson (The_Other_Keith) Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com
Working, but not speaking, for Philips
void Void(void) { Void(); } /* The recursive call of the void */