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From: Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: New and improved version of cdecl
Date: Tue, 09 Dec 2025 17:51:05 -0800
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"Paul J. Lucas" <paul@lucasmail.org> writes:
> On 12/9/25 12:38 PM, Kaz Kylheku wrote: 
>> On 2025-12-09, Paul J. Lucas <paul@lucasmail.org> wrote: 
>>> On 10/26/25 3:36 PM, Keith Thompson wrote: 
>>>> (I'm not entirely pleased that the newer version expands 
>>>> "char" to "character" and, worse, "int" to "integer", but I 
>>>> can live with it.) 
>>> 
>>> Hence the --no-english-types or -T command line option or the 
>>> "set noenglish" command (from within cdecl or a config file). 
>> The problem is that the English words chosen already have a 
>> meaning.  "Integer" is a type category in C; 
> 
> It's not a keyword, so that's irrelevant.  Likewise, 
> "Character." 
> 
>>> The thought was that those newer to C and less familiar with 
>>> its types might benefit from more elaborate output. 
>> This kind of thing just ensures that newbies go sideways from 
>> being less familiar to being incorrectly familiar. 
> 
> Opinion noted.  I disagree. 

If you prefer the C-like syntax rather than pseudo-English (as I 
do), you can change the default by creating a ".cdeclrc" file. 

$ cdecl explain "int n;" declare n as integer $ echo "set 
noenglish-types" > $HOME/.cdeclrc $ cdecl explain "int n;" declare 
n as int $  

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