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From: Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Why does C allow structs to have a tag?
Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2021 10:29:49 -0700
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scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) writes:
> Bart <bc@freeuk.com> writes:
>>On 29/07/2021 16:12, Keith Thompson wrote:
>>> Bart <bc@freeuk.com> writes:
>>>> On 29/07/2021 03:20, Keith Thompson wrote:
>>>>> Bart <bc@freeuk.com> writes:
>>> [...]
>>>>>> Sure, I can do that (after fixing the code with the right includes and
>>>>>> avoiding %zu). But that's the trial and error approach.
>>>>> %zu is the correct format specifier.  I'm not even going to ask why
>>>>> you'd want to avoid it.
>>>>
>>>> I'll tell you anyway: it doesn't work on Windows.
>>> 
>>> Yes, it does.  I don't know why it wouldn't work for you.  Are you using
>>> some obsolete version of Windows or of its C implementation?
>>
>>It's Windows 7. gcc is version 9.2.0.
>>
>>This program:
>>
>>   #include <stdio.h>
>>   int main(void) {printf("%zu\n",sizeof(void*));}
>
> It has _always_ worked properly with GCC.  You're clearly
> either doing something incorrect if your assertion is accurate.

[...]

gcc doesn't implement printf.  The C library does.  Bart is using an
obsolete version of Microsoft's C library.

-- 
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 */