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Re: Opinion sought: Is this strictly conforming C?

From Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org>
Newsgroups comp.lang.c
Subject Re: Opinion sought: Is this strictly conforming C?
Date 2018-02-19 13:59 -0800
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supercat@casperkitty.com writes:
> On Monday, February 19, 2018 at 2:25:29 PM UTC-6, Tim Rentsch wrote:
>> supercat@casperkitty.com writes:
>> 
>> > C99 changed some rules from C89, [...]
>> 
>> What changes are those?  Specifically, which sections and
>> paragraphs in the two Standards are you talking about?
>> If you don't cite specific sections and paragraphs, along
>> with a statement of what change you think was made in each
>> case, you're just blowing smoke.
>
> From N1570 Annex J.2:
>
>     -- An array subscript is out of range, even if an object is
>        apparently accessible with the given subscript (as in the
>        lvalue expression a[1][7] given the declaration int a[4][5])
>        (6.5.6).
>  
> I don't recall anything in C89 that would have implied that pointer
> arithmetic would only be usable within an *inner* array object; indeed,
> the biggest benefit to requiring that arrays not have padding between
> rows is that such guarantee would allow multi-dimensional arrays to be
> treated like flat arrays when needed.

The C89/C90 definition of pointer addition is similar to the current
definition.

    If both the pointer operand and the result point to elements
    of the same array object, or one past the last element of the
    array object, the evaluation shall not produce an overflow;
    otherwise, the behavior is undefined.

In the example in N1570, we have:
    int a[4][5];
    a[1][7];

For a[1][7] to be valid, you'd have to have an array object of at
least 8 int elements.

I think (correct me if I'm mistaken) that you're assuming the
declaration of a creates an object of type int[20].  Can you cite
wording in the C89/C90 standard that supports this assumption?

-- 
Keith Thompson (The_Other_Keith) kst-u@mib.org  <http://www.ghoti.net/~kst>
Working, but not speaking, for JetHead Development, Inc.
"We must do something.  This is something.  Therefore, we must do this."
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Opinion sought: Is this strictly conforming C? lee@ansync.com - 2018-02-15 17:20 -0800
  Re: Opinion sought: Is this strictly conforming C? James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2018-02-15 22:15 -0500
    Re: Opinion sought: Is this strictly conforming C? supercat@casperkitty.com - 2018-02-16 08:44 -0800
      Re: Opinion sought: Is this strictly conforming C? jameskuyper@verizon.net - 2018-02-16 11:47 -0800
        Re: Opinion sought: Is this strictly conforming C? supercat@casperkitty.com - 2018-02-16 13:00 -0800
      Re: Opinion sought: Is this strictly conforming C? Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2018-02-19 12:25 -0800
        Re: Opinion sought: Is this strictly conforming C? supercat@casperkitty.com - 2018-02-19 13:21 -0800
          Re: Opinion sought: Is this strictly conforming C? Randy Howard <rhoward.mx@EverybodyUsesIt.com> - 2018-02-19 15:26 -0600
          Re: Opinion sought: Is this strictly conforming C? Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2018-02-19 13:59 -0800
            Re: Opinion sought: Is this strictly conforming C? supercat@casperkitty.com - 2018-02-19 14:38 -0800
              Re: Opinion sought: Is this strictly conforming C? Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2018-02-19 15:21 -0800
                Re: Opinion sought: Is this strictly conforming C? supercat@casperkitty.com - 2018-02-19 15:59 -0800
                Re: Opinion sought: Is this strictly conforming C? Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2018-02-19 17:11 -0800
                Re: Opinion sought: Is this strictly conforming C? David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2018-02-20 09:17 +0100
                Re: Opinion sought: Is this strictly conforming C? supercat@casperkitty.com - 2018-02-20 07:58 -0800
                Re: Opinion sought: Is this strictly conforming C? David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2018-02-20 18:21 +0100
                Re: Opinion sought: Is this strictly conforming C? Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2018-02-20 09:25 -0800
                Re: Opinion sought: Is this strictly conforming C? supercat@casperkitty.com - 2018-02-20 11:52 -0800
                Re: Opinion sought: Is this strictly conforming C? Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2018-02-20 22:27 -0500
                Re: Opinion sought: Is this strictly conforming C? supercat@casperkitty.com - 2018-02-20 23:07 -0800
                Re: Opinion sought: Is this strictly conforming C? Manfred <noname@invalid.add> - 2018-02-21 14:07 +0100
                Re: Opinion sought: Is this strictly conforming C? supercat@casperkitty.com - 2018-02-21 09:02 -0800
                Re: Opinion sought: Is this strictly conforming C? Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2018-02-21 09:50 -0800
                Re: Opinion sought: Is this strictly conforming C? supercat@casperkitty.com - 2018-02-21 12:46 -0800
                Re: Opinion sought: Is this strictly conforming C? Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2018-02-21 13:09 -0800
                Re: Opinion sought: Is this strictly conforming C? supercat@casperkitty.com - 2018-02-21 15:15 -0800
                Re: Opinion sought: Is this strictly conforming C? Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2018-02-21 15:51 -0800
                Re: Opinion sought: Is this strictly conforming C? supercat@casperkitty.com - 2018-02-21 17:06 -0800
                Re: Opinion sought: Is this strictly conforming C? Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2018-02-21 17:46 -0800
                Re: Opinion sought: Is this strictly conforming C? supercat@casperkitty.com - 2018-02-22 00:18 -0800
                Re: Opinion sought: Is this strictly conforming C? Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2018-02-21 22:14 -0800
                Re: Opinion sought: Is this strictly conforming C? Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2018-02-21 11:39 -0800
                Re: Opinion sought: Is this strictly conforming C? supercat@casperkitty.com - 2018-02-21 14:59 -0800
                Re: Opinion sought: Is this strictly conforming C? Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2018-02-21 22:14 -0500
                Re: Opinion sought: Is this strictly conforming C? supercat@casperkitty.com - 2018-02-22 00:50 -0800
                Re: Opinion sought: Is this strictly conforming C? Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2018-02-22 07:22 -0500
                Re: Opinion sought: Is this strictly conforming C? supercat@casperkitty.com - 2018-02-22 12:40 -0800
                Re: Opinion sought: Is this strictly conforming C? Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2018-02-22 13:00 -0800
                Re: Opinion sought: Is this strictly conforming C? supercat@casperkitty.com - 2018-02-22 13:48 -0800
                Re: Opinion sought: Is this strictly conforming C? scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2018-02-22 22:14 +0000
                Re: Opinion sought: Is this strictly conforming C? Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2018-02-21 23:05 -0800
          Re: Opinion sought: Is this strictly conforming C? Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2018-02-21 23:39 -0800
            Re: Opinion sought: Is this strictly conforming C? Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2018-02-22 10:39 -0800
              Re: Opinion sought: Is this strictly conforming C? supercat@casperkitty.com - 2018-02-22 13:20 -0800
              Re: Opinion sought: Is this strictly conforming C? asetofsymbols@gmail.com - 2018-02-23 00:30 -0800
    Re: Opinion sought: Is this strictly conforming C? Manfred <noname@invalid.add> - 2018-02-16 20:05 +0100
      Re: Opinion sought: Is this strictly conforming C? lee@ansync.com - 2018-02-16 11:14 -0800
      Re: Opinion sought: Is this strictly conforming C? Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2018-02-19 11:30 -0800
      Re: Opinion sought: Is this strictly conforming C? Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-03-01 09:01 -0800
  Re: Opinion sought: Is this strictly conforming C? Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2018-02-19 11:08 -0800
    Re: Opinion sought: Is this strictly conforming C? supercat@casperkitty.com - 2018-02-19 17:16 -0800
      Re: Opinion sought: Is this strictly conforming C? Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2018-02-21 23:16 -0800
        Re: Opinion sought: Is this strictly conforming C? supercat@casperkitty.com - 2018-02-22 00:25 -0800
          Re: Opinion sought: Is this strictly conforming C? Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2018-02-22 07:41 -0500
          Re: Opinion sought: Is this strictly conforming C? Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2018-02-24 13:24 -0800
            Re: Opinion sought: Is this strictly conforming C? supercat@casperkitty.com - 2018-02-25 12:07 -0800
              Re: Opinion sought: Is this strictly conforming C? Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2018-02-25 18:34 -0500
                Re: Opinion sought: Is this strictly conforming C? supercat@casperkitty.com - 2018-02-26 08:21 -0800
                Re: Opinion sought: Is this strictly conforming C? Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2018-02-26 22:22 -0500
                Re: Opinion sought: Is this strictly conforming C? David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2018-02-27 09:16 +0100
                Re: Opinion sought: Is this strictly conforming C? supercat@casperkitty.com - 2018-02-27 08:48 -0800
                Re: Opinion sought: Is this strictly conforming C? David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2018-02-28 10:24 +0100
                Re: Opinion sought: Is this strictly conforming C? supercat@casperkitty.com - 2018-02-28 09:03 -0800
                Re: Opinion sought: Is this strictly conforming C? David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2018-02-28 22:31 +0100
                Re: Opinion sought: Is this strictly conforming C? supercat@casperkitty.com - 2018-02-28 15:19 -0800
                Re: Opinion sought: Is this strictly conforming C? David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2018-03-01 12:37 +0100
                Re: Opinion sought: Is this strictly conforming C? supercat@casperkitty.com - 2018-03-01 11:03 -0800
                Re: Opinion sought: Is this strictly conforming C? Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2018-03-01 11:22 -0800
                Re: Opinion sought: Is this strictly conforming C? Steven Petruzzellis <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-03-01 11:48 -0800
                Re: Opinion sought: Is this strictly conforming C? Steven Petruzzellis <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-03-01 15:11 -0800
                Re: Opinion sought: Is this strictly conforming C? Steven Petruzzellis <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-03-01 16:14 -0800
                Re: Opinion sought: Is this strictly conforming C? Steven Petruzzellis <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-03-01 19:53 -0800
                Re: Opinion sought: Is this strictly conforming C? Steven Petruzzellis <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-03-01 21:27 -0800
                Re: Opinion sought: Is this strictly conforming C? Steven Petruzzellis <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-03-02 00:52 -0800
                Re: Opinion sought: Is this strictly conforming C? Steven Petruzzellis <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-03-02 01:54 -0800
                Re: Opinion sought: Is this strictly conforming C? Steven Petruzzellis <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-03-03 06:11 -0800
                Re: Opinion sought: Is this strictly conforming C? supercat@casperkitty.com - 2018-03-01 12:31 -0800
                Re: Opinion sought: Is this strictly conforming C? Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2018-03-01 13:15 -0800
                Re: Opinion sought: Is this strictly conforming C? Steven Petruzzellis <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-03-01 14:55 -0800
                Re: Opinion sought: Is this strictly conforming C? Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2018-03-03 02:19 -0800
                Re: Opinion sought: Is this strictly conforming C? Steven Petruzzellis <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2018-03-03 03:03 -0800
              Re: Opinion sought: Is this strictly conforming C? Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2018-02-25 15:36 -0800
                Re: Opinion sought: Is this strictly conforming C? supercat@casperkitty.com - 2018-02-26 10:17 -0800

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