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| From | Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.c |
| Subject | Re: ridiculous warning or not? |
| Date | 2012-09-08 11:33 -0700 |
| Organization | None to speak of |
| Message-ID | <lnk3w4jred.fsf@nuthaus.mib.org> (permalink) |
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Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> writes:
[...]
> I understand that you would like how the Standard is read to be
> the same in comp.lang.c and comp.std.c. For now, though, let me
> suggest that conversations about that are better in comp.std.c,
> and for purposes of comp.lang.c it's better to read the Standard
> how you think the committee reads it or expects it will be read.
> Does that all make sense?
Yes, more or less. In this particular case, though, there's a rule
that's only stated in an example, and that IMHO is not supported
by the normative text (though it could be with a small tweak).
Furthermore, it's a rule that doesn't make a whole lot of sense
to me. This raised, at least for me, a serious question about what
int i[];
as an external definition with no later completion of the type
actually *means*, and whether it's even valid. It raises issues both
about the text of the standard (clearly appropriate for comp.std.c),
and about the semantics of the language defined by the standard
(clearly appropriate for comp.lang.c).
(And "i" is a lousy name for an array!)
--
Keith Thompson (The_Other_Keith) kst-u@mib.org <http://www.ghoti.net/~kst>
Will write code for food.
"We must do something. This is something. Therefore, we must do this."
-- Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn, "Yes Minister"
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Re: ridiculous warning or not? Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2012-08-20 07:55 -0400
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Re: ridiculous warning or not? Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2012-09-07 07:29 -0700
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Re: ridiculous warning or not? Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2012-08-21 01:41 +0100
Re: ridiculous warning or not? Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2012-08-20 18:59 -0700
Re: ridiculous warning or not? Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2012-09-07 08:03 -0700
Re: ridiculous warning or not? Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2012-09-07 14:37 -0700
Re: ridiculous warning or not? Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2012-09-07 19:17 -0700
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Re: ridiculous warning or not? Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2012-09-08 06:30 -0700
Re: ridiculous warning or not? Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2012-09-07 07:57 -0700
Re: ridiculous warning or not? Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2012-09-08 00:25 +0100
Re: ridiculous warning or not? Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2012-09-07 18:58 -0700
Re: ridiculous warning or not? Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2012-09-07 19:26 -0700
Re: ridiculous warning or not? Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2012-09-08 06:26 -0700
Re: ridiculous warning or not? Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2012-09-08 11:33 -0700
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Re: ridiculous warning or not? Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2012-12-17 15:56 -0800
Re: ridiculous warning or not? Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2012-12-20 10:31 -0800
Re: ridiculous warning or not? Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2012-12-20 16:57 -0800
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