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| From | David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.c |
| Subject | Re: Fortran Guy Learning C - Structures... |
| Date | 2015-02-09 16:59 +0100 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <mbalg3$p8o$1@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
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On 09/02/15 15:39, Richard Heathfield wrote:
> On 09/02/15 14:26, David Brown wrote:
>
> <snip>
>
>> This is often used as a convenient way of zero-initialising local arrays
>> - "int x[10] = {0};" clears the array.
>
> Er, quite. (Hides head.) I found 45 occurrences of that construct in my
> bignum library alone; 18 in my general-purpose library (surprisingly
> low, actually); and dozens more elsewhere in my codebase. I even found 8
> of them in a tiny little program I hacked together to generate random
> name pairs.
>
>>> David 1, Richard 0. Hopefully, that's only a half-time score...
>>>
>>
>> In this thread, I am trying to be helpful rather than combative,
>
> Likewise. And of course I don't really keep score. The above was
> tongue-in-cheek.
>
I know - though we should probably add more smilies for the benefit of
those who don't use British English, and therefore have more trouble
spotting subtle humour :-)
>
>> so
>> there is no need to keep score here (but in the C99 vs. C89 subthread I
>> believe it was something like 8-1 to me :-)
>
> No, not really. Although C99 defines a ghastly mess, it doesn't define
> "ghastly mess"(!), so there is no referee, and that means I can make up
> my own score to suit myself. :-)
>
I am confident that the definition of a ghastly mess is in ISO 9000
somewhere - I'll get back to you once I've found it. In the meantime, I
recommend leaving comp.lang.c for a bit and enjoying the half-time
cheerleaders.
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Fortran Guy Learning C - Structures... jeffkrob16@gmail.com - 2015-02-03 09:33 -0800
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Re: Fortran Guy Learning C - Structures... Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-02-09 03:24 -0800
Re: Fortran Guy Learning C - Structures... Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-02-09 11:56 +0000
Re: Fortran Guy Learning C - Structures... David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-02-09 14:25 +0100
Re: Fortran Guy Learning C - Structures... Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-02-09 14:00 +0000
Re: Fortran Guy Learning C - Structures... David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-02-09 15:26 +0100
Re: Fortran Guy Learning C - Structures... Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-02-09 14:39 +0000
Re: Fortran Guy Learning C - Structures... David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-02-09 16:59 +0100
Re: Fortran Guy Learning C - Structures... raltbos@xs4all.nl (Richard Bos) - 2015-02-09 16:01 +0000
Re: Fortran Guy Learning C - Structures... glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> - 2015-02-09 13:39 +0000
Re: Fortran Guy Learning C - Structures... James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2015-02-09 09:46 -0500
Re: Fortran Guy Learning C - Structures... Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-02-09 14:50 +0000
Re: Fortran Guy Learning C - Structures... Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-02-09 08:22 -0800
Re: Fortran Guy Learning C - Structures... gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2015-02-09 13:24 +0000
Re: Fortran Guy Learning C - Structures... Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-02-09 16:03 +0000
Re: Fortran Guy Learning C - Structures... Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-02-09 11:01 -0800
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Re: Fortran Guy Learning C - Structures... Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-02-10 09:25 +0000
Re: Fortran Guy Learning C - Structures... Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-02-10 09:03 -0800
Re: Fortran Guy Learning C - Structures... Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-02-10 17:12 +0000
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Re: Fortran Guy Learning C - Structures... Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-02-10 18:12 +0000
Re: Fortran Guy Learning C - Structures... Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-02-10 11:24 -0800
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Re: Fortran Guy Learning C - Structures... Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-02-10 09:16 -0800
Re: Fortran Guy Learning C - Structures... Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-02-10 22:12 +0000
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Re: Fortran Guy Learning C - Structures... Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-02-10 19:00 -0800
Re: Fortran Guy Learning C - Structures... Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-02-11 07:56 +0000
Re: Fortran Guy Learning C - Structures... David Thompson <dave.thompson2@verizon.net> - 2015-02-22 18:08 -0500
Re: Fortran Guy Learning C - Structures... Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-02-10 16:01 -0800
Re: Fortran Guy Learning C - Structures... Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2015-02-10 11:26 +1300
Re: Fortran Guy Learning C - Structures... David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2015-02-10 10:29 +0100
Re: Fortran Guy Learning C - Structures... Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-02-09 08:32 -0800
Re: Fortran Guy Learning C - Structures... Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-02-09 11:09 -0800
Re: Fortran Guy Learning C - Structures... gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2015-02-09 19:39 +0000
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Re: Fortran Guy Learning C - Structures... Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-02-09 12:24 -0800
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Re: Fortran Guy Learning C - Structures... Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-02-08 11:42 +0000
Re: Fortran Guy Learning C - Structures... Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-02-07 22:50 +0000
Re: Fortran Guy Learning C - Structures... Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-02-07 17:07 -0800
Re: Fortran Guy Learning C - Structures... Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-02-08 11:29 +0000
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Re: Fortran Guy Learning C - Structures... Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-02-08 11:12 -0800
Re: Fortran Guy Learning C - Structures... Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-02-08 20:01 +0000
Re: Fortran Guy Learning C - Structures... Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-02-08 20:06 +0000
Re: Fortran Guy Learning C - Structures... Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-02-08 21:04 +0000
Re: Fortran Guy Learning C - Structures... Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-02-08 21:11 +0000
Re: Fortran Guy Learning C - Structures... Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-02-08 23:48 +0000
Re: Fortran Guy Learning C - Structures... Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-02-08 13:30 -0800
Re: Fortran Guy Learning C - Structures... Lew Pitcher <lew.pitcher@digitalfreehold.ca> - 2015-02-08 16:47 -0500
Re: Fortran Guy Learning C - Structures... Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-02-08 14:53 -0800
Re: Fortran Guy Learning C - Structures... glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> - 2015-02-09 02:31 +0000
Re: Fortran Guy Learning C - Structures... Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-02-09 10:35 +0000
Re: Fortran Guy Learning C - Structures... glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> - 2015-02-09 13:57 +0000
Re: Fortran Guy Learning C - Structures... Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-02-09 07:59 -0800
Re: Fortran Guy Learning C - Structures... Öö Tiib <ootiib@hot.ee> - 2015-02-09 18:15 -0800
Re: Fortran Guy Learning C - Structures... glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> - 2015-02-10 05:54 +0000
Re: Fortran Guy Learning C - Structures... Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-02-09 16:17 +0000
Re: Fortran Guy Learning C - Structures... Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-02-08 22:04 +0000
Re: Fortran Guy Learning C - Structures... Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-02-08 14:57 -0800
Re: Fortran Guy Learning C - Structures... Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-02-08 23:45 +0000
Re: Fortran Guy Learning C - Structures... glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> - 2015-02-09 02:53 +0000
Re: Fortran Guy Learning C - Structures... Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-02-09 09:29 +0000
Re: Fortran Guy Learning C - Structures... Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-02-09 10:10 +0000
Re: Fortran Guy Learning C - Structures... Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-02-09 11:24 +0000
Re: Fortran Guy Learning C - Structures... Ike Naar <ike@iceland.freeshell.org> - 2015-02-09 17:36 +0000
Re: Fortran Guy Learning C - Structures... Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-02-09 17:56 +0000
Re: Fortran Guy Learning C - Structures... Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-02-09 10:51 +0000
Re: Fortran Guy Learning C - Structures... Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-02-09 11:10 +0000
Re: Fortran Guy Learning C - Structures... Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-02-09 11:25 +0000
Re: Fortran Guy Learning C - Structures... Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-02-09 11:43 +0000
Re: Fortran Guy Learning C - Structures... glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> - 2015-02-10 02:13 +0000
Re: Fortran Guy Learning C - Structures... Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-02-10 03:26 +0000
Re: Fortran Guy Learning C - Structures... raltbos@xs4all.nl (Richard Bos) - 2015-02-09 21:18 +0000
Re: Fortran Guy Learning C - Structures... Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-02-09 23:11 +0000
Re: Fortran Guy Learning C - Structures... Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-02-08 12:10 +0000
Re: Fortran Guy Learning C - Structures... Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-02-08 11:18 -0800
Re: Fortran Guy Learning C - Structures... Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-02-08 19:27 +0000
Re: Fortran Guy Learning C - Structures... hormelfree@gmail.com - 2015-02-09 15:00 -0800
Re: Fortran Guy Learning C - Structures... Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-02-09 16:00 -0800
Re: Fortran Guy Learning C - Structures... Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-02-05 02:49 -0800
Re: Fortran Guy Learning C - Structures... glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> - 2015-02-05 11:16 +0000
Re: Fortran Guy Learning C - Structures... Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-02-05 09:00 -0800
Re: Fortran Guy Learning C - Structures... glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> - 2015-02-06 00:29 +0000
Re: Fortran Guy Learning C - Structures... Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2015-02-05 19:20 -0600
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Re: Fortran Guy Learning C - Structures... glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> - 2015-02-07 12:06 +0000
Re: Fortran Guy Learning C - Structures... John Bode <jfbode1029@gmail.com> - 2015-02-06 15:03 -0800
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