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Re: Distributing C as headers.

From Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org>
Newsgroups comp.lang.c
Subject Re: Distributing C as headers.
Date 2019-01-28 11:16 -0800
Organization None to speak of
Message-ID <lnef8wy4mc.fsf@kst-u.example.com> (permalink)
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David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> writes:
> On 28/01/2019 12:21, Pascal J. Bourguignon wrote:
[...]
>> Part of the point that you could avoid using pointer in non-C
>> programming languages.  There are constructs such as passing arguments
>> by reference, or using opaque objects (such as string) instead of bare
>> pointers to characters with some missing attribute such as allocated
>> size or length that must be passed on the side, which is propice to
>> errors, and ultimately crashes.
[...]
> Since you talk about "C programming languages" plural, are you including
> C++ ?  In C++ you can pass by reference, make classes such as string,
> etc. - and you can get a result that is both faster and safer than with
> Pascal.

He referred to "non-C programming languages, meaning all languages other
than C.  He didn't mention "C programming languages".

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Keith Thompson (The_Other_Keith) kst-u@mib.org  <http://www.ghoti.net/~kst>
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Distributing C as headers. Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2019-01-25 07:23 -0800
  Re: Distributing C as headers. Thiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com> - 2019-01-25 07:31 -0800
    Re: Distributing C as headers. Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2019-01-25 07:33 -0800
      Re: Distributing C as headers. Mateusz Viste <mateusz@wont.tell> - 2019-01-25 15:42 +0000
      Re: Distributing C as headers. gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2019-01-25 17:40 +0000
        Re: Distributing C as headers. Thiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com> - 2019-01-25 09:59 -0800
          Re: Distributing C as headers. Thiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com> - 2019-01-25 10:01 -0800
          Re: Distributing C as headers. David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2019-01-25 22:17 +0100
            Re: Distributing C as headers. Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2019-01-25 21:33 +0000
        Re: Distributing C as headers. Mateusz Viste <mateusz@wont.tell> - 2019-01-25 18:07 +0000
          Re: Distributing C as headers. gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2019-01-25 18:46 +0000
            Re: Distributing C as headers. Joe Pfeiffer <pfeiffer@cs.nmsu.edu> - 2019-01-25 19:43 -0700
              Re: Distributing C as headers. Mateusz Viste <mateusz@wont.tell> - 2019-01-26 08:13 +0000
                Re: Distributing C as headers. Joe Pfeiffer <pfeiffer@cs.nmsu.edu> - 2019-01-26 13:39 -0700
                Re: Distributing C as headers. Mateusz Viste <mateusz@wont.tell> - 2019-01-26 21:00 +0000
                Re: Distributing C as headers. "Pascal J. Bourguignon" <pjb@informatimago.com> - 2019-01-26 22:29 +0100
                Re: Distributing C as headers. nobody@example.org (Scott) - 2019-01-27 04:56 +0000
                Re: Distributing C as headers. Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2019-01-27 11:36 +0000
                Re: Distributing C as headers. Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2019-02-25 12:26 -0800
                Re: Distributing C as headers. "Jason C. McDonald" <indeliblebluepen@gmail.com> - 2019-02-28 19:52 +0000
                Re: Distributing C as headers. Lew Pitcher <lew.pitcher@digitalfreehold.ca> - 2019-02-28 15:04 -0500
                Re: Distributing C as headers. "Pascal J. Bourguignon" <pjb@informatimago.com> - 2019-02-28 21:40 +0100
                Re: Distributing C as headers. James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2019-02-28 13:57 -0800
                Re: Distributing C as headers. Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2019-01-27 13:33 +0000
                Re: Distributing C as headers. David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2019-01-27 15:06 +0100
                Re: Distributing C as headers. luser droog <luser.droog@gmail.com> - 2019-01-26 13:01 -0800
                Re: Distributing C as headers. "Pascal J. Bourguignon" <pjb@informatimago.com> - 2019-01-26 22:30 +0100
                Re: Distributing C as headers. Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2019-02-02 09:27 +0000
                Re: Distributing C as headers. "Pascal J. Bourguignon" <pjb@informatimago.com> - 2019-01-26 22:23 +0100
                Re: Distributing C as headers. Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2019-01-26 13:39 -0800
                Re: Distributing C as headers. "Pascal J. Bourguignon" <pjb@informatimago.com> - 2019-01-26 22:47 +0100
                Re: Distributing C as headers. Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2019-01-26 14:33 -0800
                Re: Distributing C as headers. "Pascal J. Bourguignon" <pjb@informatimago.com> - 2019-01-26 23:37 +0100
                Re: Distributing C as headers. Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2019-01-26 15:09 -0800
                Re: Distributing C as headers. David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2019-01-27 15:11 +0100
                Re: Distributing C as headers. James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2019-01-27 16:12 -0500
                Re: Distributing C as headers. "Pascal J. Bourguignon" <pjb@informatimago.com> - 2019-01-28 00:51 +0100
                Re: Distributing C as headers. Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2019-01-28 00:06 +0000
                Re: Distributing C as headers. Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2019-01-28 00:18 +0000
                Re: Distributing C as headers. Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2019-01-28 01:12 +0000
                Re: Distributing C as headers. Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2019-01-28 01:35 +0000
                Re: Distributing C as headers. Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2019-01-28 02:19 +0000
                Re: Distributing C as headers. Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2019-01-28 10:40 +0000
                Re: Distributing C as headers. "Pascal J. Bourguignon" <pjb@informatimago.com> - 2019-01-28 12:22 +0100
                Re: Distributing C as headers. "Pascal J. Bourguignon" <pjb@informatimago.com> - 2019-01-28 12:21 +0100
                Re: Distributing C as headers. Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2019-01-28 04:03 -0800
                Re: Distributing C as headers. David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2019-01-28 13:23 +0100
                Re: Distributing C as headers. Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2019-01-28 11:16 -0800
                Re: Distributing C as headers. David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2019-01-28 21:08 +0100
                Re: Distributing C as headers. "Pascal J. Bourguignon" <pjb@informatimago.com> - 2019-01-28 01:19 +0100
                Re: Distributing C as headers. Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2019-01-27 16:59 -0800
                Re: Distributing C as headers. Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2019-01-27 16:33 -0800
                Re: Distributing C as headers. "Pascal J. Bourguignon" <pjb@informatimago.com> - 2019-01-28 01:35 +0100
                Re: Distributing C as headers. Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2019-01-27 17:20 -0800
                Re: Distributing C as headers. James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2019-01-27 22:50 -0500
                Re: Distributing C as headers. David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2019-01-28 06:52 +0100
                Re: Distributing C as headers. Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2019-01-28 10:55 +0000
                Re: Distributing C as headers. "Pascal J. Bourguignon" <pjb@informatimago.com> - 2019-01-28 12:26 +0100
                Re: Distributing C as headers. David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2019-01-28 13:27 +0100
                Re: Distributing C as headers. David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2019-01-28 13:26 +0100
                Re: Distributing C as headers. "Pascal J. Bourguignon" <pjb@informatimago.com> - 2019-01-28 14:03 +0100
                Re: Distributing C as headers. Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2019-01-28 11:12 -0800
                Re: Distributing C as headers. "Pascal J. Bourguignon" <pjb@informatimago.com> - 2019-01-28 12:25 +0100
                Re: Distributing C as headers. David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2019-01-28 13:33 +0100
                Re: Distributing C as headers. Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2019-01-28 11:20 -0800
                Re: Distributing C as headers. David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2019-01-28 21:11 +0100
                Re: Distributing C as headers. scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2019-01-28 21:12 +0000
                Re: Distributing C as headers. David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2019-01-28 23:06 +0100
                Re: Distributing C as headers. David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2019-01-27 15:02 +0100
    Re: Distributing C as headers. "Pascal J. Bourguignon" <pjb@informatimago.com> - 2019-01-25 17:51 +0100
    Re: Distributing C as headers. fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2019-01-25 14:28 -0800

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