Mixed declarations and "code"

From	Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.c
Subject	Mixed declarations and "code"
Date	2011-05-05 11:11 -0700
Organization	None to speak of
Message-ID	<ln1v0drp9b.fsf@nuthaus.mib.org> (permalink)

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s5n <sgbeal@googlemail.com> raised this point in comp.lang.c.moderated.

The C99 foreword, in the list of major changes between C90 and C99,
mentions "mixed declarations and code".  The word "code" is ambiguous
and misleading.  The standard doesn't provide a definition for it,
and there are several examples where the word "code" clearly refers
generally to any C source code, including statements, declarations,
and directives.

Suggestion: Change "mixed declarations and code" to "mixed
declarations and statements".

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Mixed declarations and "code" Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2011-05-05 11:11 -0700
  Re: Mixed declarations and "code" Ben Pfaff <blp@cs.stanford.edu> - 2011-05-05 11:21 -0700
    Re: Mixed declarations and "code" Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2011-05-05 11:25 -0700
      Re: Mixed declarations and "code" Uno <merrilljensen@q.com> - 2011-05-08 01:11 -0700

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