Re: [9fans] Is this a bug in 8c?

["rob pike" <rob@plan9.bell-labs.com>]

> long long is an "integer type" according to the meaning
> of that term in the C standard. 
....
> ... snide self-superiority ...
> 8c is apparently
> riddled with *intentional* bugs. 

Just a minute here.  I'm not apologizing for long long not supporting
?:, because I think it really should, but nonetheless:

a) long long is not an integer type according to the ANSI C standard I
hold in my hand.  Perhaps it is in C9X, but it's not even mentioned in
the old standard.  It isn't a type at all as far as the standard is
concerned.  I know other compilers came to implement it, but where in
the 1989 standard - the one 8c was written to - does it mention long
long?

b) 8c is not "riddled" with "intentional bugs".  Be careful who you
call snide and self-superior.  I think the strongest honest statement
you could make as far as long long is concerned is that some of the
operations on the long long extension are unimplemented.  That is a
far cry from "riddled" with "intentional bugs".

-rob