Re: gcc needs a curly bracket matching/counting function

From	BartC <bc@freeuk.com>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.c
Subject	Re: gcc needs a curly bracket matching/counting function
Date	2016-12-21 17:24 +0000
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On 21/12/2016 17:04, Keith Thompson wrote:
> BartC <bc@freeuk.com> writes:

>> If you forget the braces, it won't tell you as it knows nothing about
>> your rule, unless it can't match them. You can also put in extra braces,
>> and that's OK provided the extra brace is matched elsewhere.
>
> So don't do that.

"So don't make mistakes"

Brilliant!

> Once again, you seem to be inventing problems just so you can complain
> about them.

The problems exist, I don't need to invent them. But people seem to be 
in denial.

There's no solution that involves fixing the language as it's far too 
late. But it would nice if someone would agree once in a while that 
there might be some issues with the design of the language.

> The solution to this particular problem is not "change the language,
> breaking decades of existing code, so the compiler will diagnose
> missing braces".  The solution is "exercise a bit of discipline
> when writing code".

People /will/ make mistakes. But the language design stops some mistakes 
being diagnosed because it is still legal code. This can happen in other 
languages but seems to be particularly easy to do in C.

-- 
Bartc

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gcc needs a curly bracket matching/counting function DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-12-19 20:38 -0500
  Re: gcc needs a curly bracket matching/counting function Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2016-12-20 01:59 +0000
    Re: gcc needs a curly bracket matching/counting function DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-12-19 22:30 -0500
      Re: gcc needs a curly bracket matching/counting function Robert Spanjaard <spamtrap@arumes.com> - 2016-12-20 11:46 +0100
      Re: gcc needs a curly bracket matching/counting function BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-12-20 13:20 +0000
        Re: gcc needs a curly bracket matching/counting function Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2016-12-20 13:30 +0000
        Re: gcc needs a curly bracket matching/counting function "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2016-12-20 05:35 -0800
          Re: gcc needs a curly bracket matching/counting function David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2016-12-21 12:07 +0100
            Re: gcc needs a curly bracket matching/counting function BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-12-21 12:46 +0000
              Re: gcc needs a curly bracket matching/counting function David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2016-12-21 15:10 +0100
                Re: gcc needs a curly bracket matching/counting function BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-12-21 17:10 +0000
                Re: gcc needs a curly bracket matching/counting function David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2016-12-21 19:50 +0100
                Re: gcc needs a curly bracket matching/counting function BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-12-21 20:15 +0000
                Re: gcc needs a curly bracket matching/counting function Ike Naar <ike@iceland.freeshell.org> - 2016-12-21 22:36 +0000
                Re: gcc needs a curly bracket matching/counting function BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-12-21 23:46 +0000
                Re: gcc needs a curly bracket matching/counting function Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2016-12-22 01:54 +0000
                Re: gcc needs a curly bracket matching/counting function BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-12-22 12:16 +0000
                Re: gcc needs a curly bracket matching/counting function Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2016-12-22 13:06 +0000
                Re: gcc needs a curly bracket matching/counting function asetofsymbols@gmail.com - 2016-12-22 05:25 -0800
                Re: gcc needs a curly bracket matching/counting function BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-12-22 13:34 +0000
                Re: gcc needs a curly bracket matching/counting function asetofsymbols@gmail.com - 2016-12-22 08:16 -0800
                Re: gcc needs a curly bracket matching/counting function Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2016-12-22 09:30 -0800
                Re: gcc needs a curly bracket matching/counting function luser droog <luser.droog@gmail.com> - 2016-12-22 09:40 -0800
                Re: gcc needs a curly bracket matching/counting function "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2016-12-22 05:33 -0800
                Re: gcc needs a curly bracket matching/counting function "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2016-12-22 05:41 -0800
                Re: gcc needs a curly bracket matching/counting function BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-12-22 14:53 +0000
                Re: gcc needs a curly bracket matching/counting function asetofsymbols@gmail.com - 2016-12-22 08:11 -0800
                Re: gcc needs a curly bracket matching/counting function "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2016-12-22 08:27 -0800
                Re: gcc needs a curly bracket matching/counting function BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-12-22 16:48 +0000
                Re: gcc needs a curly bracket matching/counting function "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2016-12-22 09:27 -0800
                Re: gcc needs a curly bracket matching/counting function Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2016-12-22 20:12 +0000
                Re: gcc needs a curly bracket matching/counting function "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2016-12-22 12:18 -0800
              Re: gcc needs a curly bracket matching/counting function Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2016-12-21 09:04 -0800
                Re: gcc needs a curly bracket matching/counting function BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-12-21 17:24 +0000
                Re: gcc needs a curly bracket matching/counting function Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2016-12-21 09:41 -0800
                Re: gcc needs a curly bracket matching/counting function Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2016-12-22 18:10 +1300
                Re: gcc needs a curly bracket matching/counting function Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2016-12-29 14:50 +1300
                Re: gcc needs a curly bracket matching/counting function Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2017-01-02 02:07 -0800
                Re: gcc needs a curly bracket matching/counting function David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-01-02 11:16 +0100
                Re: gcc needs a curly bracket matching/counting function Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2016-12-28 16:40 -0800
            Re: gcc needs a curly bracket matching/counting function Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2016-12-21 08:52 -0800
              Re: gcc needs a curly bracket matching/counting function David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2016-12-21 20:16 +0100
                Re: gcc needs a curly bracket matching/counting function David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2016-12-22 09:41 +0100
      Re: gcc needs a curly bracket matching/counting function Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2016-12-20 17:04 +0000
        Re: gcc needs a curly bracket matching/counting function BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-12-20 18:46 +0000
          Re: gcc needs a curly bracket matching/counting function Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2016-12-20 21:55 +0000
        Re: gcc needs a curly bracket matching/counting function DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-12-20 13:52 -0500
          Re: gcc needs a curly bracket matching/counting function Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2016-12-20 19:09 +0000
          Re: gcc needs a curly bracket matching/counting function BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-12-20 19:14 +0000
            Re: gcc needs a curly bracket matching/counting function Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2016-12-20 12:16 -0800
              Re: gcc needs a curly bracket matching/counting function Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com> - 2016-12-20 20:53 +0000
                Re: gcc needs a curly bracket matching/counting function Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2016-12-20 13:51 -0800
                Re: gcc needs a curly bracket matching/counting function Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com> - 2016-12-29 18:49 +0000
                Re: gcc needs a curly bracket matching/counting function Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2016-12-28 16:36 -0800
                Re: gcc needs a curly bracket matching/counting function David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2016-12-29 12:44 +0100
              Re: gcc needs a curly bracket matching/counting function bart4858@gmail.com - 2016-12-20 13:25 -0800
                Re: gcc needs a curly bracket matching/counting function Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2016-12-20 13:39 -0800
                Re: gcc needs a curly bracket matching/counting function BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-12-20 21:58 +0000
                Re: gcc needs a curly bracket matching/counting function Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2016-12-20 14:05 -0800
                Re: gcc needs a curly bracket matching/counting function Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2016-12-20 22:17 +0000
                Re: gcc needs a curly bracket matching/counting function BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-01-26 19:03 +0000
                Re: gcc needs a curly bracket matching/counting function Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2016-12-20 14:31 -0800
                Re: gcc needs a curly bracket matching/counting function BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-12-20 23:21 +0000
                Re: gcc needs a curly bracket matching/counting function Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2016-12-20 15:51 -0800
                Re: gcc needs a curly bracket matching/counting function BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-12-21 00:38 +0000
                Re: gcc needs a curly bracket matching/counting function BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-01-26 19:11 +0000
    Re: gcc needs a curly bracket matching/counting function mark.bluemel@gmail.com - 2016-12-20 00:50 -0800
  gcc needs a curly bracket matching/counting function "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2016-12-19 18:11 -0800
    Re: gcc needs a curly bracket matching/counting function fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2016-12-20 03:00 -0800
      Re: gcc needs a curly bracket matching/counting function Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2016-12-20 03:50 -0800
        Re: gcc needs a curly bracket matching/counting function fir <profesor.fir@gmail.com> - 2016-12-20 05:20 -0800
    Re: gcc needs a curly bracket matching/counting function DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-12-20 13:46 -0500
      Re: gcc needs a curly bracket matching/counting function BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-12-20 18:59 +0000
      Re: gcc needs a curly bracket matching/counting function Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2016-12-20 19:02 +0000
        Re: gcc needs a curly bracket matching/counting function Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2016-12-20 12:13 -0800
          Re: gcc needs a curly bracket matching/counting function Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2016-12-20 20:25 +0000
      Re: gcc needs a curly bracket matching/counting function Robert Spanjaard <spamtrap@arumes.com> - 2016-12-20 20:35 +0100
  Re: gcc needs a curly bracket matching/counting function David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2016-12-20 08:56 +0100
  Re: gcc needs a curly bracket matching/counting function Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2016-12-20 02:26 -0800
    Re: gcc needs a curly bracket matching/counting function Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2016-12-20 10:41 +0000
      Re: gcc needs a curly bracket matching/counting function Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2016-12-20 02:52 -0800
        Re: gcc needs a curly bracket matching/counting function Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2016-12-20 11:00 +0000
          Re: gcc needs a curly bracket matching/counting function Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2016-12-20 03:19 -0800
            Re: gcc needs a curly bracket matching/counting function Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2016-12-20 11:31 +0000
            Re: gcc needs a curly bracket matching/counting function Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2016-12-20 17:21 +0000
              Re: gcc needs a curly bracket matching/counting function Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2016-12-20 17:49 +0000
                Re: gcc needs a curly bracket matching/counting function David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2016-12-21 12:25 +0100
                Re: gcc needs a curly bracket matching/counting function Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2016-12-29 01:14 -0800
    Re: gcc needs a curly bracket matching/counting function Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2016-12-20 09:07 -0800
      Re: gcc needs a curly bracket matching/counting function Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2016-12-20 17:14 +0000
        Re: gcc needs a curly bracket matching/counting function Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2016-12-20 09:33 -0800
          Re: gcc needs a curly bracket matching/counting function Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2016-12-20 17:39 +0000
          Re: gcc needs a curly bracket matching/counting function "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2016-12-20 09:45 -0800
      Re: gcc needs a curly bracket matching/counting function gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2016-12-20 17:56 +0000
        Re: gcc needs a curly bracket matching/counting function "Rick C. Hodgin" <rick.c.hodgin@gmail.com> - 2016-12-20 10:01 -0800
    Re: gcc needs a curly bracket matching/counting function Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2016-12-21 07:44 +1300
  Re: gcc needs a curly bracket matching/counting function BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-12-20 10:46 +0000
  Re: gcc needs a curly bracket matching/counting function Ike Naar <ike@iceland.freeshell.org> - 2016-12-20 22:00 +0000
    Re: gcc needs a curly bracket matching/counting function Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2016-12-28 16:39 -0800
  Re: gcc needs a curly bracket matching/counting function Ken Brody <kenbrody@spamcop.net> - 2016-12-22 12:12 -0500
  Re: gcc needs a curly bracket matching/counting function Joe Pfeiffer <pfeiffer@cs.nmsu.edu> - 2016-12-22 12:59 -0700
  Re: gcc needs a curly bracket matching/counting function Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2016-12-28 16:10 -0800

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