From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on inbox.vuxu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.1 required=5.0 tests=DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU,HTML_MESSAGE,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Received: (qmail 28513 invoked from network); 11 May 2020 18:38:43 -0000 Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (45.79.103.53) by inbox.vuxu.org with ESMTPUTF8; 11 May 2020 18:38:43 -0000 Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id BB6069C693; Tue, 12 May 2020 04:38:32 +1000 (AEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3DB1E9C5F0; Tue, 12 May 2020 04:38:03 +1000 (AEST) Authentication-Results: minnie.tuhs.org; dkim=pass (1024-bit key; unprotected) header.d=ccc.com header.i=@ccc.com header.b="OQa9iwC1"; dkim-atps=neutral Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id 3AA029C5EF; Tue, 12 May 2020 04:37:42 +1000 (AEST) Received: from mail-qt1-f174.google.com (mail-qt1-f174.google.com [209.85.160.174]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 24AA39C5F4 for ; Tue, 12 May 2020 04:37:39 +1000 (AEST) Received: by mail-qt1-f174.google.com with SMTP id y42so5418540qth.0 for ; Mon, 11 May 2020 11:37:39 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=ccc.com; s=google; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc; bh=Rdk5xyIyk9BEoMZZD2iSL1tHrbXhwEp368GVK/Wc7K0=; b=OQa9iwC1lzG8yFoPpSEuoZ/FkqTHQfKBaEKRYo0UMZ7JTpP6CwhI6PH9jlK+K2sX4X uDWvc4k2DHqnBTrTcrfta8zetRj+aZ/m282vs9u/Py3YFI471RQ1ZiwemXQttifwYshT 5itlqYL75hb25wBSaPf5qfyKmeq26QCwQW2wM= X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=Rdk5xyIyk9BEoMZZD2iSL1tHrbXhwEp368GVK/Wc7K0=; b=ip+76+Fc5Y2ngp1aqBFKaf05Vv8CVV0rsPOelVpmlhKFxAavy/EcZW+Mb7Vh2Oxpj7 FkAmXkonFRkkK1VAptuxDkNJT/t7s9UVIgzWUWksKv4uplJjw7TUQvyTcTezvxE9NCez LvMViHFwSiOhBOlOucv7a+Y9VJG1wmN+X5XAsDYHa+jn9ROklyl4AVx7HAt+Z2UkFMb7 s/ERi6spgcHhSu7aPzpuEo9Qz+AHW7d8bRwude6ZGyGndD0grVp1wi5Moce5+aY3WVG/ TxZE/pn7igelBm3xKvCaTuyjEApiclmxH+ecDN6tJjTk3qoLJbdnX3Il4XrVFtjGJQYE D2Cg== X-Gm-Message-State: AGi0PuYOsAaC2OTiyyhRMlgQhTZ2XeP3lHZFvdMV2Ccf1SctzFoc7tjA dsqdAOmK/oqK/rHU+tr5ArNzkLAjCBFfYnL6xypsow== X-Google-Smtp-Source: APiQypKiY2VGZIStbwziDSGL/YXsB8h5ViRabyMw/Ym+SRWUuu5dGPNTW80B6oHmmlnTpP7MI4BVOfWzEUZ0zii/FcQ= X-Received: by 2002:ac8:4809:: with SMTP id g9mr18181094qtq.33.1589222257958; Mon, 11 May 2020 11:37:37 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <6D6EFA0C-36C3-4225-A331-D1998A07C50A@gmail.com> <3cb1126796176debe28aa66672ba27ae@yaccman.com> <20200511005745.GL17035@mcvoy.com> In-Reply-To: From: Clem Cole Date: Mon, 11 May 2020 14:37:12 -0400 Message-ID: To: Paul Winalski Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="00000000000027bdb105a563a41c" Subject: Re: [TUHS] v7 K&R C X-BeenThere: tuhs@minnie.tuhs.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.26 Precedence: list List-Id: The Unix Heritage Society mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Cc: The Unix Heritage Society mailing list Errors-To: tuhs-bounces@minnie.tuhs.org Sender: "TUHS" --00000000000027bdb105a563a41c Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Mon, May 11, 2020 at 2:25 PM Paul Winalski wrote: > This ought to be easy to fix using a compiler command line option for > the legacy behavior. Many C compilers do this already to support K&R > semantics vs. standard C semantics. > Hrrrumph Point taken but ... C++ is an example in my mind of not listening to Dennis' words: - =E2=80=9CC is quirky, flawed, and an enormous success.=E2=80=9D - =E2=80=9CWhen I read commentary about suggestions for where C should g= o, I often think back and give thanks that it wasn't developed under the advi= ce of a worldwide crowd.=E2=80=9D - =E2=80=9CA language that doesn't have everything is actually easier to= program in than some that do=E2=80=9D --00000000000027bdb105a563a41c Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

On Mon, May 11, 2020 at 2:25 PM Paul Wina= lski <paul.winalski@gmail.com= > wrote:
= This ought to be easy to fix using a compiler command line option for
the legacy behavior.=C2=A0 Many C compilers do this already to support K&am= p;R
semantics vs. standard C semantics.
Hrrrumph

Point taken but ...=C2=A0 =C2= =A0=C2=A0

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