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
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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? Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2021-11-11 11:14 -0500
    Re: Does the call from P() to H() specify infinite recursion? olcott <NoOne@NoWhere.com> - 2021-11-11 10:31 -0600
      Re: Does the call from P() to H() specify infinite recursion? Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2021-11-11 11:46 -0500
        Re: Does the call from P() to H() specify infinite recursion? olcott <NoOne@NoWhere.com> - 2021-11-11 11:14 -0600
          Re: Does the call from P() to H() specify infinite recursion? Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2021-11-11 12:31 -0500
    Re: Does the call from P() to H() specify infinite recursion? olcott <polcott2@gmail.com> - 2021-11-11 10:38 -0600
      Re: Does the call from P() to H() specify infinite recursion? Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2021-11-11 11:52 -0500
  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? Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2021-11-11 14:20 -0500
        Re: Does the call from P() to H() specify infinite recursion? olcott <NoOne@NoWhere.com> - 2021-11-11 13:30 -0600
          Re: Does the call from P() to H() specify infinite recursion? Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2021-11-11 14:38 -0500
            Re: Does the call from P() to H() specify infinite recursion? olcott <NoOne@NoWhere.com> - 2021-11-11 13:59 -0600
              Re: Does the call from P() to H() specify infinite recursion? Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2021-11-11 15:11 -0500
                Re: Does the call from P() to H() specify infinite recursion? olcott <NoOne@NoWhere.com> - 2021-11-11 14:16 -0600
                Re: Does the call from P() to H() specify infinite recursion? Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2021-11-11 15:44 -0500
                Re: Does the call from P() to H() specify infinite recursion? DV <xlt.pjw@gmail.com> - 2021-11-11 14:29 -0800
                Re: Does the call from P() to H() specify infinite recursion? "dklei...@gmail.com" <dkleinecke@gmail.com> - 2021-11-11 15:04 -0800
                Re: Does the call from P() to H() specify infinite recursion? olcott <NoOne@NoWhere.com> - 2021-11-11 17:20 -0600
                Re: Does the call from P() to H() specify infinite recursion? Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2021-11-11 18:39 -0500
              Re: Does the call from P() to H() specify infinite recursion? [ Brilliant ! ] olcott <NoOne@NoWhere.com> - 2021-11-11 15:37 -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
        Re: Does the call from P() to H() specify infinite recursion? olcott <NoOne@NoWhere.com> - 2021-11-13 12:34 -0600
          Re: Does the call from P() to H() specify infinite recursion? Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2021-11-13 14:28 -0500
            Re: Does the call from P() to H() specify infinite recursion? olcott <NoOne@NoWhere.com> - 2021-11-13 13:43 -0600
              Re: Does the call from P() to H() specify infinite recursion? Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2021-11-13 15:05 -0500
                Re: Does the call from P() to H() specify infinite recursion? olcott <NoOne@NoWhere.com> - 2021-11-13 14:17 -0600
                Re: Does the call from P() to H() specify infinite recursion? Mikko Levanto <mikko.levanto@iki.fi> - 2021-11-14 13:36 +0200
                Re: Does the call from P() to H() specify infinite recursion? olcott <NoOne@NoWhere.com> - 2021-11-14 08:07 -0600
                Re: Does the call from P() to H() specify infinite recursion? Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2021-11-14 12:35 -0500
        Re: Does the call from P() to H() specify infinite recursion? olcott <NoOne@NoWhere.com> - 2021-11-13 16:29 -0600

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