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Re: Difference between C89 and other C standards

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Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> writes:

> Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> writes:
>
>> Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> writes:
>>
>>> Rayshawn Levy <rayshawnlevy3@gmail.com> writes:
>>>
>>>> I'm trying to figure out the differences between C89 and the other
>>>> C standards.  What are the valid types, macros, directives, syntax,
>>>> etc.  in C89 (I can't seem to find the answer to this anywhere)
>>>> compared to the other standards and there seems to be a shortage of
>>>> proper C89 tutorials on the web.  Can anyone help?  By the way I'm
>>>> new to the group so, nice to meet you all!
>>>
>>> C89 and C90 are the same language, [...]
>>
>> They are almost but not quite the same language.  There are a few
>> minor differences that I ran across accidentally some time ago
>> while looking at the two sort of side-by-side.  I don't remember
>> what any of the differences are, except that they were minor
>> changes (such as adding a few words to an existing sentence).
>>
>> I think for practical purposes C89 and C90 can be considered to
>> be the same language in almost all cases.  I just wanted to
>> report the existence of a few changes between the two standards.
>>
>> Note that what I'm reporting are differences in the literal texts
>> in the two cases, not necessarily differences in intent for what
>> the texts are meant to express.
>
> Any chance you could be more specific?

Sorry, I don't remember anything else beyond what I
described above.

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Difference between C89 and other C standards Rayshawn Levy <rayshawnlevy3@gmail.com> - 2021-07-03 17:42 -0700
  Re: Difference between C89 and other C standards Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2021-07-03 21:29 -0400
  Re: Difference between C89 and other C standards James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2021-07-03 22:45 -0400
  Re: Difference between C89 and other C standards Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2021-07-03 22:03 -0700
    Re: Difference between C89 and other C standards Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2021-07-11 03:00 -0700
      Re: Difference between C89 and other C standards Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2021-07-11 15:34 -0700
        Re: Difference between C89 and other C standards Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2021-07-16 03:35 -0700
  Re: Difference between C89 and other C standards Kli-Kla-Klawitter <kliklaklawitter69@gmail.com> - 2021-07-11 13:24 +0200
    Re: Difference between C89 and other C standards Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2021-07-11 15:34 -0700
      Re: Difference between C89 and other C standards Kli-Kla-Klawitter <kliklaklawitter69@gmail.com> - 2021-07-12 05:33 +0200
      Re: Difference between C89 and other C standards David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2021-07-12 09:49 +0200
        Re: Difference between C89 and other C standards Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2021-07-12 01:13 -0700
        Re: Difference between C89 and other C standards Vir Campestris <vir.campestris@invalid.invalid> - 2021-07-16 21:35 +0100

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