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jmk@plan9.bell-labs.com wrote:
> As an aside, when you declare prototypes I find it is best to
> only give the types of the parameters and not declare identifiers,
> e.g.
> 	extern Elem mkoid(Ints *); // asn1.h
> rather than
> 	extern Elem mkoid(Ints *oid); // asn1.h
> This prevents confusion in environments where there is overuse
> of the pre-processor and the identifier gets substituted.

Valid point,but I find the names quite helpful and of documentary
value -  perhaps it's a defect of mine after reading too much
non-obvious code.