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Re: Mixed declarations and "code"

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Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> writes:

> The C99 foreword, in the list of major changes between C90 and C99,
> mentions "mixed declarations and code".  The word "code" is ambiguous
> and misleading.  The standard doesn't provide a definition for it,
> and there are several examples where the word "code" clearly refers
> generally to any C source code, including statements, declarations,
> and directives.
>
> Suggestion: Change "mixed declarations and code" to "mixed
> declarations and statements".

I think that you're about 12 years late to suggest a change to
C99.
-- 
Ben Pfaff 
http://benpfaff.org

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Mixed declarations and "code" Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2011-05-05 11:11 -0700
  Re: Mixed declarations and "code" Ben Pfaff <blp@cs.stanford.edu> - 2011-05-05 11:21 -0700
    Re: Mixed declarations and "code" Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2011-05-05 11:25 -0700
      Re: Mixed declarations and "code" Uno <merrilljensen@q.com> - 2011-05-08 01:11 -0700

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