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Re: K&R function definition with typedef parameter names

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On 1/10/20 11:15 AM, Richard Damon wrote:
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> But if you still need to use the non-prototype function declaration 
> after you have actually defined the function, then the function 
> definition needs to not provide a prototype, and thus be in the K&R style.

There's no such requirement.

"If the expression that denotes the called function has a type that does
not include a prototype, the integer promotions are performed on each
argument, and arguments that have type float are promoted to double.
These are called the default argument promotions. If the number of
arguments does not equal the number of parameters, the behavior is
undefined. If the function is defined with a type that includes a
prototype, and either the prototype ends with an ellipsis (, ...) or the
types of the arguments after promotion are not compatible with the types
of the parameters, the behavior is undefined." (6.5.2.2p6).

Notice that if you avoid all three of the problems list (the number of
arguments doesn't match the number of parameters, the prototype ends in
..., or promoted argument types that are incompatible with corresponding
parameter type), there's no problem with such a function call.

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K&R function definition with typedef parameter names Steve Keller <keller@no.invalid> - 2020-01-04 19:31 -0800
  Re: K&R function definition with typedef parameter names Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2020-01-05 04:00 +0000
    Re: K&R function definition with typedef parameter names Steve Keller <keller@no.invalid> - 2020-01-09 06:26 -0800
  Re: K&R function definition with typedef parameter names James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2020-01-04 23:15 -0500
    Re: K&R function definition with typedef parameter names Steve Keller <keller@no.invalid> - 2020-01-09 06:27 -0800
  Re: K&R function definition with typedef parameter names Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2020-01-05 06:47 +0100
    Re: K&R function definition with typedef parameter names Steve Keller <keller@no.invalid> - 2020-01-09 06:25 -0800
      Re: K&R function definition with typedef parameter names Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2020-01-09 16:22 +0100
        Re: K&R function definition with typedef parameter names James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2020-01-09 08:20 -0800
          Re: K&R function definition with typedef parameter names Thiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com> - 2020-01-09 10:49 -0800
            Re: K&R function definition with typedef parameter names David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2020-01-10 10:22 +0100
              Re: K&R function definition with typedef parameter names Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2020-01-10 13:05 +0000
                Re: K&R function definition with typedef parameter names David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2020-01-10 16:14 +0100
                Re: K&R function definition with typedef parameter names Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2020-01-10 11:15 -0500
                Re: K&R function definition with typedef parameter names James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2020-01-10 20:51 -0500
              Re: K&R function definition with typedef parameter names Thiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com> - 2020-01-10 06:24 -0800
                Re: K&R function definition with typedef parameter names David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2020-01-10 16:26 +0100
          Re: K&R function definition with typedef parameter names Nick Bowler <nbowler@draconx.ca> - 2020-01-13 22:12 +0000
  Re: K&R function definition with typedef parameter names Autist <autist69@gmail.com> - 2020-01-10 16:42 +0100
  Re: K&R function definition with typedef parameter names Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2020-01-11 09:56 -0800

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