From: Nemo Nusquam <cym224@gmail.com>
To: tuhs@minnie.tuhs.org
Subject: Re: [TUHS] v7 K&R C
Date: Sun, 26 Apr 2020 19:57:24 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <62bd7be3-a608-f9fd-3544-8620802d4ac7@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20200426201044.GB87816@clarinet.employees.org>
On 04/26/20 16:10, Derek Fawcus wrote:
> On Sun, Apr 26, 2020 at 08:37:04PM +0100, Derek Fawcus wrote:
>> No, I think he means something like:
>>
>> (*((*((*((*f)()->g))()->h))()->i))()
>>
>> but I can't recall the relative priority of '*' and '->' in
>> the above, so I may have added unnecessary parens.
> Actually trying it, while the above does the right thing,
> I can also get the following to compile with a modern compiler
>
> (*(*(*(*f)()->g)()->h)()->i)();
>
> So maybe that was the answer?
K&R 1, Sect. 6.2. (with no mention of Rob Pike's influence).
N.
>
> I guess I'd have to question why someone would wish to write
> such a construct, as error handling seems awkward. Even in
> the modern form.
>
> DF
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2020-04-25 13:11 Noel Chiappa
2020-04-25 13:18 ` Rob Pike
2020-04-25 14:57 ` Warner Losh
2020-04-25 16:13 ` [TUHS] C and C++ Regrets ron
2020-04-25 18:03 ` [TUHS] v7 K&R C Noel Chiappa
2020-04-25 20:11 ` Michael Kjörling
2020-04-25 21:27 ` Brian L. Stuart
2020-04-26 0:07 ` emanuel stiebler
2020-04-26 0:54 ` Rob Pike
2020-04-26 19:37 ` Derek Fawcus
2020-04-26 20:10 ` Derek Fawcus
2020-04-26 21:59 ` Rich Morin
2020-04-26 22:38 ` Noel Hunt
2020-04-26 23:57 ` Nemo Nusquam [this message]
2020-04-27 3:38 ` Rob Pike
2020-04-25 13:35 ` Hellwig Geisse
2020-04-25 13:59 ` Richard Salz
2020-04-25 19:01 ` Brian L. Stuart
2020-04-25 20:07 ` Michael Kjörling
2020-04-25 21:34 ` Brian L. Stuart
2020-04-26 6:40 ` arnold
2020-04-27 18:47 ` [TUHS] s-for-v7, was " Adam Thornton
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2020-05-19 12:29 [TUHS] " Noel Chiappa
2020-05-19 2:29 Doug McIlroy
2020-05-19 3:20 ` Steve Nickolas
2020-05-18 14:33 Doug McIlroy
2020-05-18 13:58 Doug McIlroy
2020-05-16 18:45 Richard Tobin
2020-05-16 21:55 ` Ronald Natalie
2020-05-16 0:15 Nelson H. F. Beebe
2020-05-16 0:28 ` Steffen Nurpmeso
2020-05-16 1:52 ` Warner Losh
2020-05-16 16:31 ` Paul Winalski
2020-05-16 20:35 ` Brad Spencer
2020-05-16 20:37 ` Warner Losh
2020-05-18 12:25 ` Tony Finch
2020-05-15 21:31 Richard Tobin
2020-05-15 21:53 ` Steve Nickolas
2020-05-15 22:33 ` ron
2020-05-15 23:34 ` Steffen Nurpmeso
2020-05-16 1:26 ` Larry McVoy
2020-05-16 21:59 ` Ronald Natalie
2020-05-16 23:26 ` Steffen Nurpmeso
2020-05-17 16:24 ` Paul Winalski
2020-05-17 16:29 ` ron
2020-05-17 16:38 ` Paul Winalski
2020-05-17 20:08 ` Clem Cole
2020-05-18 8:46 ` Peter Jeremy
2020-05-19 7:41 ` Dave Horsfall
2020-05-18 12:04 ` Tony Finch
2020-05-18 13:10 ` Clem Cole
2020-05-18 15:13 ` Rich Morin
2020-05-18 15:51 ` Brantley Coile
2020-05-18 16:11 ` Dan Cross
2020-05-18 21:18 ` ron
2020-05-17 16:10 ` Derek Fawcus
2020-05-17 16:14 ` ron
2020-05-15 20:34 Doug McIlroy
2020-05-15 20:40 ` Warner Losh
2020-05-14 18:41 Doug McIlroy
2020-05-14 18:45 ` Richard Salz
2020-05-14 20:54 ` Clem Cole
2020-05-15 2:44 ` Rob Pike
2020-05-15 3:57 ` Rich Morin
2020-05-15 7:55 ` Dr Iain Maoileoin
2020-05-15 15:01 ` Larry McVoy
2020-05-15 15:36 ` John P. Linderman
2020-05-15 20:01 ` ron
2020-05-15 20:03 ` Larry McVoy
2020-05-15 20:05 ` Clem Cole
2020-05-15 20:18 ` ron
2020-05-15 20:24 ` Clem Cole
2020-05-16 0:57 ` Brantley Coile
2020-05-16 16:14 ` Dan Cross
2020-05-15 20:56 ` Steve Nickolas
2020-05-16 0:31 ` Peter Jeremy
2020-05-16 8:30 ` Steve Nickolas
2020-05-16 0:43 ` John P. Linderman
2020-05-16 16:28 ` Paul Winalski
2020-05-16 17:39 ` Warner Losh
2020-05-19 19:45 ` Peter Pentchev
2020-05-20 3:52 ` Rich Morin
2020-05-21 15:06 ` Dave Horsfall
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2020-05-14 3:02 ` Paul McJones
2020-05-14 17:08 ` Paul Winalski
2020-05-14 17:58 ` Clem Cole
2020-04-27 17:45 Noel Chiappa
2020-04-27 17:56 ` Richard Salz
2020-04-27 18:02 ` Brantley Coile
2020-04-27 18:47 ` Derek Fawcus
2020-04-25 19:41 Noel Chiappa
2020-04-25 20:27 ` Steffen Nurpmeso
2020-04-25 1:59 Adam Thornton
2020-04-25 2:37 ` Charles Anthony
2020-04-25 2:47 ` Adam Thornton
2020-04-25 2:51 ` Rob Pike
2020-04-25 2:54 ` Rob Pike
2020-04-25 3:04 ` Larry McVoy
2020-04-25 3:30 ` Clem Cole
2020-04-25 3:43 ` Larry McVoy
2020-04-25 3:54 ` Jon Steinhart
2020-04-25 11:44 ` Michael Kjörling
2020-04-25 13:17 ` Dan Cross
2020-05-11 0:28 ` scj
2020-05-11 0:32 ` Rob Pike
2020-05-11 0:57 ` Larry McVoy
2020-05-11 17:32 ` Greg A. Woods
2020-05-11 18:25 ` Paul Winalski
2020-05-11 18:37 ` Clem Cole
2020-05-11 19:12 ` Paul Winalski
2020-05-11 19:57 ` joe mcguckin
2020-05-11 20:25 ` Larry McVoy
2020-05-12 17:23 ` Paul Winalski
2020-05-12 17:35 ` ron
2020-05-12 17:42 ` Larry McVoy
2020-05-12 18:36 ` Paul Winalski
2020-05-13 23:36 ` Dave Horsfall
2020-05-14 0:42 ` John P. Linderman
2020-05-14 2:44 ` Rich Morin
2020-05-14 3:09 ` Charles Anthony
2020-05-14 12:27 ` ron
2020-05-14 12:27 ` ron
2020-05-14 12:27 ` ron
2020-05-14 7:38 ` Dave Horsfall
2020-05-14 12:25 ` ron
2020-05-14 17:13 ` Paul Winalski
2020-05-14 17:21 ` Larry McVoy
2020-05-17 16:34 ` Derek Fawcus
2020-05-14 4:21 ` Greg A. Woods
2020-05-14 4:40 ` Warner Losh
2020-05-14 17:32 ` Larry McVoy
2020-05-14 22:32 ` Tony Finch
2020-05-16 23:53 ` Steffen Nurpmeso
2020-05-17 0:35 ` Larry McVoy
2020-05-11 18:37 ` Larry McVoy
2020-05-11 2:08 ` Lawrence Stewart
2020-05-11 11:36 ` Michael Kjörling
2020-04-25 3:37 ` Dave Horsfall
2020-04-27 13:19 ` Tony Finch
2020-04-25 2:50 ` Adam Thornton
2020-04-25 5:59 ` Lars Brinkhoff
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