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Re: Does the call from P() to H() specify infinite recursion?

From Joe Pfeiffer <pfeiffer@cs.nmsu.edu>
Newsgroups comp.theory, comp.lang.c, comp.lang.c++, comp.software-eng
Subject Re: Does the call from P() to H() specify infinite recursion?
Date 2021-11-11 17:47 -0700
Organization A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID <1bfss2mc8n.fsf@pfeifferfamily.net> (permalink)
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Marcel Mueller <news.5.maazl@spamgourmet.org> writes:
>
> Besides the fact that there is no good reason to write that type
> unsafe code in C++ did you test it? The code will never compile
> because of the forward reference to H.
>
> And well, H calls P and P calls H. What do you expect?

He's imagining he can solve the Halting Problem if he uses the x86
instruction set instead of a Turing Machine.  Many people have tried to
explain the flaws in his argument; he doesn't listen.  There is nothing
to do but killfile him.

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Does the call from P() to H() specify infinite recursion? olcott <NoOne@NoWhere.com> - 2021-11-11 10:00 -0600
  Re: Does the call from P() to H() specify infinite recursion? Marcel Mueller <news.5.maazl@spamgourmet.org> - 2021-11-11 19:01 +0100
    Re: Does the call from P() to H() specify infinite recursion? olcott <NoOne@NoWhere.com> - 2021-11-11 12:52 -0600
    Re: Does the call from P() to H() specify infinite recursion? Jeff Barnett <jbb@notatt.com> - 2021-11-11 12:06 -0700
      Re: Does the call from P() to H() specify infinite recursion? olcott <NoOne@NoWhere.com> - 2021-11-11 13:26 -0600
        Re: Does the call from P() to H() specify infinite recursion? Jeff Barnett <jbb@notatt.com> - 2021-11-11 14:55 -0700
          Re: Does the call from P() to H() specify infinite recursion? olcott <NoOne@NoWhere.com> - 2021-11-11 16:51 -0600
      Re: Does the call from P() to H() specify infinite recursion? olcott <NoOne@NoWhere.com> - 2021-11-11 16:11 -0600
    Re: Does the call from P() to H() specify infinite recursion? Joe Pfeiffer <pfeiffer@cs.nmsu.edu> - 2021-11-11 17:47 -0700
      Re: Does the call from P() to H() specify infinite recursion? olcott <NoOne@NoWhere.com> - 2021-11-11 19:02 -0600

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