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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:

> 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.

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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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