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Re: Why I use gcc

From Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org>
Newsgroups comp.lang.c
Subject Re: Why I use gcc
Date 2016-10-07 14:13 -0700
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Thiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com> writes:
> On Friday, October 7, 2016 at 5:10:15 PM UTC-3, Keith Thompson wrote:
>> Thiago Adams  writes:
>> > On Friday, October 7, 2016 at 3:47:54 PM UTC-3, Bart wrote:
>> >
>> >> (On page 122 actually.) That section acknowledges that there are 
>> >> problems and goes on to demonstrate what may be an early version of 
>> >> Cdecl. That is, a program that converts to and from C declarations. It 
>> >> doesn't suggest a way of making it easier for for humans! Not without 
>> >> using some artificial aid.
>> >
>> > Yes.. I think strange declarations should be style warnings!
>> >
>> > int i, f(), (*f2)(), *p, a[1];
>> > typedef int i, k;
>> >
>> > I don't use more than one declarator in my code.
>> 
>> Not a bad policy.
>> 
>> > I never do this:
>> >
>> > int i, k;
>> >
>> > struct X
>> > {
>> >   int i, k;
>> > }
>> 
>> Why not?  i and k probably aren't very good names, but struct member
>> names are in their own namespace; there's no real opportunity to confuse
>> the variable i with the struct member i.
>
> The sample was not about scope..was about multiple declarators.

Oh, I see.  So you were contrasting
    struct X { int i, k; };
vs.
    struct X { int i; int k; };
(lines joined for brevity).  Never mind, carry on.

-- 
Keith Thompson (The_Other_Keith) kst-u@mib.org  <http://www.ghoti.net/~kst>
Working, but not speaking, for JetHead Development, Inc.
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    -- Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn, "Yes Minister"

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Why I use gcc BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-09-26 14:31 +0100
  Re: Why I use gcc David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2016-09-26 15:45 +0200
    Re: Why I use gcc BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-09-26 15:22 +0100
      Re: Why I use gcc David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2016-09-26 16:31 +0200
      Re: Why I use gcc Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2016-09-27 15:05 -0700
        Re: Why I use gcc BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-09-28 00:42 +0100
          Re: Why I use gcc Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2016-09-28 09:50 -0700
            Re: Why I use gcc BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-09-28 18:39 +0100
              Re: Why I use gcc BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-10-07 12:28 +0100
                Re: Why I use gcc Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2016-10-07 04:36 -0700
              Re: Why I use gcc Thiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com> - 2016-10-07 05:31 -0700
                Re: Why I use gcc BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-10-07 14:00 +0100
                Re: Why I use gcc Thiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com> - 2016-10-07 07:48 -0700
                Re: Why I use gcc BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-10-07 17:36 +0100
                Re: Why I use gcc Thiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com> - 2016-10-07 10:38 -0700
                Re: Why I use gcc BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-10-07 19:47 +0100
                Re: Why I use gcc Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2016-10-07 12:25 -0700
                Re: Why I use gcc Thiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com> - 2016-10-07 12:26 -0700
                Re: Why I use gcc Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2016-10-07 13:10 -0700
                Re: Why I use gcc Thiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com> - 2016-10-07 13:22 -0700
                Re: Why I use gcc Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2016-10-07 14:13 -0700
                Re: Why I use gcc BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-10-08 01:15 +0100
                Re: Why I use gcc James Harris <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2016-10-08 10:42 +0100
                Re: Why I use gcc BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-10-08 11:36 +0100
                Re: Why I use gcc Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2016-10-08 14:25 +0100
                Re: Why I use gcc BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-10-08 15:05 +0100
                Re: Why I use gcc BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-10-08 16:29 +0100
                Re: Why I use gcc Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2016-10-08 17:21 +0100
                Re: Why I use gcc Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2016-10-08 16:39 +0100
                Re: Why I use gcc BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-10-08 16:58 +0100
                Re: Why I use gcc Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2016-10-08 21:15 +0100
                Re: Why I use gcc supercat@casperkitty.com - 2016-10-08 11:27 -0700
                Re: Why I use gcc BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-10-08 20:09 +0100
                Re: Why I use gcc Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2016-10-08 21:16 +0100
                Re: Why I use gcc BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-10-08 21:28 +0100
                Re: Why I use gcc Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2016-10-09 01:19 +0100
                Re: Why I use gcc BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-10-09 01:36 +0100
                Re: Why I use gcc Thiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com> - 2016-10-08 09:32 -0700
                Re: Why I use gcc Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2016-10-09 03:44 -0700
                Re: Why I use gcc BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-10-09 12:07 +0100
                Re: Why I use gcc Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2016-10-09 12:12 +0100
                Re: Why I use gcc BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-10-09 12:37 +0100
                Re: Why I use gcc Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2016-10-09 13:57 +0100
                Re: Why I use gcc BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-10-09 14:32 +0100
                Re: Why I use gcc Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2016-10-09 20:00 +0100
                Re: Why I use gcc Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2016-10-09 13:14 -0700
                Re: Why I use gcc BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-10-09 22:54 +0100
                Re: Why I use gcc Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2016-10-15 14:40 -0700
                Re: Why I use gcc James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2016-10-07 10:37 -0400
                Re: Why I use gcc supercat@casperkitty.com - 2016-10-07 07:52 -0700
                Re: Why I use gcc jameskuyper@verizon.net - 2016-10-07 09:10 -0700
                Re: Why I use gcc supercat@casperkitty.com - 2016-10-07 10:48 -0700
                Re: Why I use gcc jameskuyper@verizon.net - 2016-10-07 16:21 -0700
                Re: Why I use gcc supercat@casperkitty.com - 2016-10-08 11:15 -0700
                Re: Why I use gcc BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-10-07 17:12 +0100
                Re: Why I use gcc Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2016-10-07 12:20 -0700
                Re: Why I use gcc Thiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com> - 2016-10-07 12:32 -0700
  Re: Why I use gcc Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2016-09-26 14:45 +0100
    Re: Why I use gcc BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-09-26 15:12 +0100
      Re: Why I use gcc Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2016-09-26 15:26 +0100
        Re: Why I use gcc supercat@casperkitty.com - 2016-09-26 08:00 -0700
          Re: Why I use gcc Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2016-09-28 10:49 -0700
        Re: Why I use gcc BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-09-26 17:30 +0100
          Re: Why I use gcc David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2016-09-26 21:12 +0200
            Re: Why I use gcc jacobnavia <jacob@jacob.remcomp.fr> - 2016-09-26 22:09 +0200
            Re: Why I use gcc supercat@casperkitty.com - 2016-09-26 13:32 -0700
              Re: Why I use gcc jacobnavia <jacob@jacob.remcomp.fr> - 2016-09-26 23:14 +0200
                Re: Why I use gcc Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2016-09-26 22:47 +0100
                Re: Why I use gcc BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-09-27 01:13 +0100
                Re: Why I use gcc Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2016-09-27 01:18 +0100
                Re: Why I use gcc Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2016-09-26 17:41 -0700
                Re: Why I use gcc BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-09-27 02:01 +0100
                Re: Why I use gcc Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2016-09-27 08:41 -0700
                Re: Why I use gcc James Harris <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2016-09-27 01:41 +0100
                Re: Why I use gcc jameskuyper@verizon.net - 2016-09-26 18:15 -0700
                Re: Why I use gcc Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com> - 2016-09-27 20:59 +0100
                Re: Why I use gcc Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2016-09-27 21:50 +0100
                Re: Why I use gcc Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2016-09-28 06:26 -0700
                Re: Why I use gcc gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2016-09-27 23:23 +0000
                Re: Why I use gcc Noob <root@127.0.0.1> - 2016-10-08 00:12 +0200
                Re: Why I use gcc James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2016-10-07 23:11 -0400
                Re: Why I use gcc BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-10-08 10:58 +0100
                Re: Why I use gcc jameskuyper@verizon.net - 2016-10-08 07:07 -0700
                Re: Why I use gcc Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2016-10-07 21:44 -0700
              Re: Why I use gcc David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2016-09-27 09:48 +0200
                Re: Why I use gcc BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-09-27 11:22 +0100
                Re: Why I use gcc David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2016-09-27 13:52 +0200
                Re: Why I use gcc jacobnavia <jacob@jacob.remcomp.fr> - 2016-09-27 14:47 +0200
                Re: Why I use gcc David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2016-09-27 15:18 +0200
                Re: Why I use gcc BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-09-27 14:38 +0100
                Re: Why I use gcc jacobnavia <jacob@jacob.remcomp.fr> - 2016-09-27 17:21 +0200
                Re: Why I use gcc jacobnavia <jacob@jacob.remcomp.fr> - 2016-09-27 17:17 +0200
                Re: Why I use gcc Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2016-09-27 08:52 -0700
                Re: Why I use gcc Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2016-09-30 02:00 -0500
                Re: Why I use gcc supercat@casperkitty.com - 2016-09-27 07:18 -0700
                Re: Why I use gcc Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2016-09-27 08:46 -0700
                Re: Why I use gcc supercat@casperkitty.com - 2016-09-27 09:11 -0700
                Re: Why I use gcc Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2016-09-27 13:33 +0100
                Re: Why I use gcc BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-09-27 14:13 +0100
                Re: Why I use gcc Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2016-09-27 15:30 +0100
                Re: Why I use gcc supercat@casperkitty.com - 2016-09-27 08:29 -0700
                Re: Why I use gcc supercat@casperkitty.com - 2016-09-27 07:11 -0700
            Re: Why I use gcc BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-09-26 21:43 +0100
            Re: Why I use gcc raltbos@xs4all.nl (Richard Bos) - 2016-09-30 17:50 +0000
          Re: Why I use gcc BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-09-27 01:04 +0100
            Re: Why I use gcc Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2016-09-26 17:39 -0700
              Re: Why I use gcc BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-09-27 01:49 +0100
                Re: Why I use gcc Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2016-09-27 11:39 +0100
                Re: Why I use gcc BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-09-27 11:56 +0100
                Re: Why I use gcc Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2016-09-27 15:15 -0700
                Re: Why I use gcc David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2016-09-28 08:55 +0200
    Re: Why I use gcc jacobnavia <jacob@jacob.remcomp.fr> - 2016-09-26 22:11 +0200
      Re: Why I use gcc Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2016-09-26 22:04 +0100
  Re: Why I use gcc BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-10-10 11:39 +0100
    Re: Why I use gcc already5chosen@yahoo.com - 2016-10-10 07:32 -0700
      Re: Why I use gcc Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2016-10-10 16:17 +0100
        Re: Why I use gcc Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2016-10-10 21:09 -0500
          Re: Why I use gcc Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2016-10-11 04:18 +0100
          Re: Why I use gcc BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-10-11 10:56 +0100
            Re: Why I use gcc already5chosen@yahoo.com - 2016-10-11 04:08 -0700
              Re: Why I use gcc BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-10-11 13:36 +0100
                Re: Why I use gcc already5chosen@yahoo.com - 2016-10-11 06:20 -0700
                Re: Why I use gcc BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-10-11 14:29 +0100
                Re: Why I use gcc Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2016-10-11 09:31 -0700
                Re: Why I use gcc BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-10-11 19:38 +0100
                Re: Why I use gcc supercat@casperkitty.com - 2016-10-11 12:23 -0700
                Re: Why I use gcc jacobnavia <jacob@jacob.remcomp.fr> - 2016-10-11 23:19 +0200
                Re: Why I use gcc BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-10-11 23:26 +0100
                Re: Why I use gcc jacobnavia <jacob@jacob.remcomp.fr> - 2016-10-12 09:01 +0200
                Re: Why I use gcc supercat@casperkitty.com - 2016-10-12 08:55 -0700
                Re: Why I use gcc already5chosen@yahoo.com - 2016-10-12 10:52 -0700
                Re: Why I use gcc supercat@casperkitty.com - 2016-10-12 12:34 -0700
                Re: Why I use gcc Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2016-10-12 13:18 -0700
                Re: Why I use gcc luser droog <luser.droog@gmail.com> - 2016-10-12 13:24 -0700
                Re: Why I use gcc crankypuss <undisclosedUserid@gmail.com> - 2016-10-13 13:31 -0600
                Re: Why I use gcc Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2016-10-16 03:00 -0700
                Re: Why I use gcc crankypuss <undisclosedUserid@gmail.com> - 2016-10-16 04:46 -0600
                Re: Why I use gcc Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2016-10-16 04:05 -0700
                Re: Why I use gcc Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2016-10-11 12:28 -0700
                Re: Why I use gcc Thiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com> - 2016-10-11 13:24 -0700
                Re: Why I use gcc BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-10-11 21:28 +0100
                Re: Why I use gcc gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2016-10-11 20:43 +0000
                Re: Why I use gcc Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2016-10-11 23:40 -0500
            Re: Why I use gcc already5chosen@yahoo.com - 2016-10-11 04:40 -0700
      Re: Why I use gcc BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-10-10 18:19 +0100
    Re: Why I use gcc Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2016-10-10 09:08 -0700
      Re: Why I use gcc BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-10-10 18:04 +0100
        Re: Why I use gcc supercat@casperkitty.com - 2016-10-10 10:39 -0700
        Re: Why I use gcc Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2016-10-10 11:25 -0700
      Re: Why I use gcc Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2016-10-10 17:05 -0400
        Re: Why I use gcc supercat@casperkitty.com - 2016-10-10 14:46 -0700
    Re: Why I use gcc BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-10-15 13:39 +0100
      Re: Why I use gcc Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2016-10-15 13:40 -0700
        Re: Why I use gcc already5chosen@yahoo.com - 2016-10-15 13:46 -0700

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