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| From | Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.c |
| Subject | Re: Sequencing guarantees for macro versions of standard functions |
| Date | 2022-01-24 13:18 -0800 |
| Organization | None to speak of |
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Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> writes:
> Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> writes:
[...]
>> Right, I should have paid closer attention to the semantics of modf()
>> (which I don't think I've ever used "in anger").
>
> Why do you make the "in anger" comment? I couldn't find any
> connection to earlier remarks in this thread.
It's a figure of speech. Quoting a comment I found on Hacker News:
To "use something in anger" is a phrase, meaning to use something
"for real" - in production, etc. rather than just to try it out.
No actual anger is implied.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10806244
--
Keith Thompson (The_Other_Keith) Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com
Working, but not speaking, for Philips
void Void(void) { Void(); } /* The recursive call of the void */
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Sequencing guarantees for macro versions of standard functions Andrey Tarasevich <andreytarasevich@hotmail.com> - 2022-01-20 15:59 -0800
Re: Sequencing guarantees for macro versions of standard functions Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2022-01-20 16:35 -0800
Re: Sequencing guarantees for macro versions of standard functions Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2022-01-23 14:38 -0800
Re: Sequencing guarantees for macro versions of standard functions Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2022-01-23 19:36 -0800
Re: Sequencing guarantees for macro versions of standard functions Andrey Tarasevich <andreytarasevich@hotmail.com> - 2022-01-23 19:56 -0800
Re: Sequencing guarantees for macro versions of standard functions Andrey Tarasevich <andreytarasevich@hotmail.com> - 2022-01-23 19:58 -0800
Re: Sequencing guarantees for macro versions of standard functions Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2022-01-23 23:50 -0800
Re: Sequencing guarantees for macro versions of standard functions Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2022-01-24 07:27 -0800
Re: Sequencing guarantees for macro versions of standard functions Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2022-01-23 23:49 -0800
Re: Sequencing guarantees for macro versions of standard functions Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2022-01-24 07:31 -0800
Re: Sequencing guarantees for macro versions of standard functions Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2022-01-24 13:18 -0800
Re: Sequencing guarantees for macro versions of standard functions Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2022-01-29 03:36 -0800
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