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Re: pointers and pointing

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"Bill Cunningham" <nospam@nspam.invalid> writes:

> Barry Schwarz wrote:
>> On Mon, 21 Apr 2014 18:25:03 -0400, "Bill Cunningham"
>> <nospam@nspam.invalid> wrote:
>>
>>> I don't know Barry the thing about clc is that when you ask a
>>> question and 3 people respond you will get 3 different answers. And
>>> people will lie to you
>>
>> When you ask a poorly worded question, you should expect a variety of
>> answers since people will make different assumptions about what you
>> really meant.
>>
>>> too with some exceptions. I have had people fuck with me and lie
>>> about the way things work. But you must remember the only time you
>>> can come to clc for
>>
>> I've seen people post incorrect responses, including myself, without
>> malice but the only person I've seen deliberately lie here is you.
>
>     What did I deliberately lie about. This has been long in the past 
> someone said to do something when I did they laughed. It didn't work out so 
> good. That was long ago.
>
>>> help is when you do not need it. When there is a *problem* and you
>>> have *solved* it; well then you can come to clc.
>>
>> And yet you keep coming back even though your problems are never
>> solved.
>
>     Then I must not have grasped something. People have many times talked 
> right over my head. I have had a variety of problems yes. Right now my 
> concern is the difference in pointer notation. If that makes any sense. I've 
> used it as far as I've do it by following  book but I've never understood 
> fully the power of pointers and how to mechanically use them. Perl and 
> python do no good in the *nix system interface.
>
> Bill
>
> int *p;
>
> Ok when do I use p and when do I use *p. That right now I am working on.
>

LOL. Surely not even the regular gasbags are going to bother replying to
this one!

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pointers and pointing "Bill Cunningham" <nospam@nspam.invalid> - 2014-04-21 13:57 -0400
  Re: pointers and pointing Barry Schwarz <schwarzb@dqel.com> - 2014-04-21 11:58 -0700
    Re: pointers and pointing "Bill Cunningham" <nospam@nspam.invalid> - 2014-04-21 15:09 -0400
      Re: pointers and pointing buja <buja66@gmail.com> - 2014-04-21 12:44 -0700
    Re: pointers and pointing gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2014-04-21 20:28 +0000
      Re: pointers and pointing "Osmium" <r124c4u102@comcast.net> - 2014-04-21 15:43 -0500
        Re: pointers and pointing Ken Brody <kenbrody@spamcop.net> - 2014-04-22 10:28 -0400
      Re: pointers and pointing ralph <nt_consulting@yahoo.com> - 2014-04-21 16:25 -0500
      Re: pointers and pointing Barry Schwarz <schwarzb@dqel.com> - 2014-04-21 15:14 -0700
        Re: pointers and pointing James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2014-04-21 18:41 -0400
          Re: pointers and pointing gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2014-04-21 22:48 +0000
      Re: pointers and pointing jacob navia <jacob@spamsink.net> - 2014-04-22 00:22 +0200
    Re: pointers and pointing "Bill Cunningham" <nospam@nspam.invalid> - 2014-04-21 18:25 -0400
      Re: pointers and pointing Barry Schwarz <schwarzb@dqel.com> - 2014-04-21 20:56 -0700
        Re: pointers and pointing glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> - 2014-04-22 05:51 +0000
          Re: pointers and pointing James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2014-04-22 07:38 -0400
        Re: pointers and pointing David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2014-04-22 09:16 +0200
        Re: pointers and pointing "Bill Cunningham" <nospam@nspam.invalid> - 2014-04-22 09:37 -0400
          Re: pointers and pointing Richard <rgrdev_@gmail.com> - 2014-04-22 15:00 +0100
          Re: pointers and pointing Ken Brody <kenbrody@spamcop.net> - 2014-04-22 10:36 -0400
            Re: pointers and pointing "Bill Cunningham" <nospam@nspam.invalid> - 2014-04-22 14:09 -0400
              Re: pointers and pointing Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2014-04-22 22:40 +0100
              Re: pointers and pointing Richard <rgrdev_@gmail.com> - 2014-04-23 00:05 +0100
              Re: pointers and pointing Barry Schwarz <schwarzb@dqel.com> - 2014-04-22 16:08 -0700
                Re: pointers and pointing "Bill Cunningham" <nospam@nspam.invalid> - 2014-04-23 22:19 -0400
            Re: pointers and pointing "Bill Cunningham" <nospam@nspam.invalid> - 2014-04-22 14:22 -0400
            Re: pointers and pointing "Bill Cunningham" <nospam@nspam.invalid> - 2014-04-22 14:24 -0400
              Re: pointers and pointing buja <buja66@gmail.com> - 2014-04-22 13:12 -0700

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