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Re: C Names and Scopes

From BartC <bc@freeuk.com>
Newsgroups comp.lang.c
Subject Re: C Names and Scopes
Date 2017-02-08 11:39 +0000
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On 08/02/2017 11:11, Thiago Adams wrote:
> On Wednesday, February 8, 2017 at 12:13:30 AM UTC-2, Bart wrote:
>> I've been trying to understand this aspect, and the more I learn the
>> more chaotic it seems compared with other languages.
>>
>> I've written up what I understand of it here:
>>
>> http://pastebin.com/UgcT0Mag
>>
>> If it's on totally the wrong lines then perhaps someone can point it out.
>>
>
> I have the same questions on my mind and more how to implement these scopes.
>
> I have used a multi-map. A "key" can point for more than one symbol.
> So for instance, for function "F" I can point to the declaration and
> also implementation and for multi-declarations of F.
> If I have a struct X and enum X the key "X"points
> to both and then the disambiguation can be done looking into
> the pointed data.

I think I also have a rather strange symbol table arrangement that has 
worked successfully on /my/ languages but am trying to adapt it to C...

> For the local variables I have an stack of symbol-maps and an
> algorithm to find the variable going up into this stack.

... although C's block scopes are going to be a bit of a challenge. I've 
developed a scheme to deal with them efficientlu but still need to try 
it out. But it is essential that I know exactly what the capabilities 
are, including all the corner cases that even experienced C coders don't 
know exist.

(With block scopes, here is one tricky case:

    int A;        // A1
    { A = 0;      // A1
      int A;      // A2
      A = 0;      // A2
    }

Supposed this is parsed to an AST, without doing name resolving. By 
then, I have A1 in the outer scope, and A2 in the inner one.

But if later trying to resolve the A's in either of the A=0 expressions, 
how to stop them both resolving to A2? The second 'int A' doesn't result 
in an AST node, but even if it did, it wouldn't help.

The language is forcing my hand in doing the resolving as I go along, so 
the first expression is name-resolved before the second 'int A' is 
encountered. I would rather have had the choice.)

> (
> To implement a warning in my static analiser for hidden variable
> (when you declare a variable with the same name of one from
> the scope above) it's a easy task.
> )

Your task is different. I assume the code is correct if it's legal C.

-- 
bartc

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C Names and Scopes BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-02-08 02:13 +0000
  Re: C Names and Scopes David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-02-08 10:09 +0100
    Re: C Names and Scopes mark.bluemel@gmail.com - 2017-02-08 02:37 -0800
      Re: C Names and Scopes BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-02-08 11:07 +0000
        Re: C Names and Scopes fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2017-02-08 09:03 -0800
          Re: C Names and Scopes BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-02-08 17:19 +0000
            Re: C Names and Scopes fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2017-02-08 09:42 -0800
      Re: C Names and Scopes David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-02-08 12:08 +0100
    Re: C Names and Scopes Moai <penultimategrill@gmail.com> - 2017-02-08 19:16 -0500
      Re: C Names and Scopes David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-02-09 01:32 +0100
      Re: C Names and Scopes Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2017-02-09 08:18 -0800
      Re: C Names and Scopes Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2017-02-09 12:06 -0500
  Re: C Names and Scopes BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-02-08 10:51 +0000
  Re: C Names and Scopes Thiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com> - 2017-02-08 03:11 -0800
    Re: C Names and Scopes BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-02-08 11:39 +0000
      Re: C Names and Scopes BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-02-08 12:06 +0000
        Re: C Names and Scopes BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-02-08 13:31 +0000
        Re: C Names and Scopes BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-02-08 13:40 +0000
          Re: C Names and Scopes Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2017-02-08 16:39 +0000
            Re: C Names and Scopes BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-02-08 17:51 +0000
              Re: C Names and Scopes Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2017-02-08 20:56 +0000
                Re: C Names and Scopes BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-02-08 22:08 +0000
                Re: C Names and Scopes Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2017-02-08 23:27 +0000
      Re: C Names and Scopes David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-02-08 13:41 +0100
      Re: C Names and Scopes Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2017-02-08 14:32 +0000
        Re: C Names and Scopes supercat@casperkitty.com - 2017-02-08 07:28 -0800
          Re: C Names and Scopes BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-02-08 20:12 +0000
            Re: C Names and Scopes Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2017-02-08 12:38 -0800
              Re: C Names and Scopes BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-02-08 21:54 +0000
                Re: C Names and Scopes BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-02-08 22:40 +0000
  Re: C Names and Scopes BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-02-09 18:48 +0000
    Re: C Names and Scopes Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2017-02-09 19:53 +0000
      Re: C Names and Scopes Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2017-02-09 12:25 -0800
        Re: C Names and Scopes Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2017-02-09 21:27 +0000
          Re: C Names and Scopes Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2017-02-09 13:57 -0800
            Re: C Names and Scopes David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-02-13 10:54 +0100
        Re: C Names and Scopes BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-02-10 00:26 +0000
          Re: C Names and Scopes Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2017-02-10 00:42 +0000
            Re: C Names and Scopes BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-02-10 01:03 +0000
              Re: C Names and Scopes Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2017-02-10 01:49 +0000
                Re: C Names and Scopes BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-02-10 12:31 +0000
                Re: C Names and Scopes Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2017-02-10 23:48 +0000
                Re: C Names and Scopes supercat@casperkitty.com - 2017-02-10 16:06 -0800
                Re: C Names and Scopes Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2017-02-10 16:22 -0800
                Re: C Names and Scopes supercat@casperkitty.com - 2017-02-12 09:17 -0800
                Re: C Names and Scopes Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2017-02-15 16:26 -0800
              Re: C Names and Scopes Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2017-02-09 17:56 -0800
              Re: C Names and Scopes supercat@casperkitty.com - 2017-02-10 07:42 -0800
                Re: C Names and Scopes Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2017-02-10 08:44 -0800
                Re: C Names and Scopes supercat@casperkitty.com - 2017-02-10 09:25 -0800
                Re: C Names and Scopes Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2017-02-10 16:43 -0500
                Re: C Names and Scopes supercat@casperkitty.com - 2017-02-10 14:04 -0800
                Re: C Names and Scopes BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-02-10 22:52 +0000
                Re: C Names and Scopes Andrey Tarasevich <andreytarasevich@hotmail.com> - 2017-02-10 15:10 -0800
        Re: C Names and Scopes Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2017-02-15 16:31 -0800
      Re: C Names and Scopes BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-02-09 23:09 +0000
        Re: C Names and Scopes Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2017-02-09 23:36 +0000
          Re: C Names and Scopes BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-02-10 00:19 +0000
            Re: C Names and Scopes Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2017-02-10 00:38 +0000
  Re: C Names and Scopes BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-03-04 01:23 +0000
    Re: C Names and Scopes jameskuyper@verizon.net - 2017-03-03 18:23 -0800
      Re: C Names and Scopes GOTHIER Nathan <nathan.gothier@gmail.com> - 2017-03-04 14:42 +0100
        Re: C Names and Scopes "James R. Kuyper" <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2017-03-04 11:02 -0500
          Re: C Names and Scopes GOTHIER Nathan <nathan.gothier@gmail.com> - 2017-03-04 23:35 +0100
            Re: C Names and Scopes Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2017-03-04 14:50 -0800
            Re: C Names and Scopes Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2017-03-05 13:39 +0000
              Re: C Names and Scopes GOTHIER Nathan <nathan.gothier@gmail.com> - 2017-03-05 15:10 +0100
                Re: C Names and Scopes Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2017-03-05 14:34 +0000
                Re: C Names and Scopes Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2017-03-05 19:25 -0800
              Re: C Names and Scopes raltbos@xs4all.nl (Richard Bos) - 2017-03-06 09:37 +0000
                Re: C Names and Scopes Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2017-03-06 10:34 +0000
                Re: C Names and Scopes James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2017-03-06 07:23 -0500
                Re: C Names and Scopes GOTHIER Nathan <nathan.gothier@gmail.com> - 2017-03-06 14:26 +0100
    Re: C Names and Scopes Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2017-03-04 11:52 -0800
      Re: C Names and Scopes BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-03-04 20:13 +0000
        Re: C Names and Scopes BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-03-04 20:17 +0000
        Re: C Names and Scopes Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2017-03-04 12:38 -0800
        Re: C Names and Scopes jameskuyper@verizon.net - 2017-03-04 13:50 -0800
          Re: C Names and Scopes BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-03-04 22:37 +0000
            Re: C Names and Scopes jameskuyper@verizon.net - 2017-03-04 16:15 -0800
              Re: C Names and Scopes BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-03-05 00:31 +0000
                Re: C Names and Scopes jameskuyper@verizon.net - 2017-03-04 16:47 -0800
                Re: C Names and Scopes BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-03-05 01:42 +0000
                Re: C Names and Scopes jameskuyper@verizon.net - 2017-03-04 19:20 -0800
                Re: C Names and Scopes Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2017-03-05 01:40 -0800

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