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From: Peter da Silva
Date: Thu, 08 Nov 1990 14:28
Date: Thu, 08 Nov 1990 14:28
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In article <5222@lanl.gov> jlg@lanl.gov (Jim Giles) writes: > You're still missing the point. In order to implement a memory > manager, it is necessary to _compare_ pointers which are _known_ to > point to _different_ data objects. So? A memory manager is an implementation-dependent module, not a portable one. I can use swiss bank accounts for all ANSI cares. > Because of the ANSI restrictions on pointers, it is not > safe to compare them in this way (in fact, neither of the C compilers > I have at home do this job with pointers). Let me guess... you have an IBM-PC at home? Well, *THAT* is the machine responsible for the ANSI restrictions on pointers *in portable code*. I rest my case (good thing, it was getting pretty heavy). -- Peter da Silva. `-_-' +1 713 274 5180. 'U` peter@ferranti.com
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!attcan!uunet!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!lavaca.uh.edu!menudo.uh.edu!sugar!ficc!peter From: peter@ficc.ferranti.com (Peter da Silva) Newsgroups: comp.lang.misc Subject: Re: Answers, Chapter 1: TeX (was C's sins... and others) Message-ID: <7AZ6O15@xds13.ferranti.com> Date: 8 Nov 90 14:28:33 GMT References: <6363:Nov720:32:5090@kramden.acf.nyu.edu> <5222@lanl.gov> Reply-To: peter@ficc.ferranti.com (Peter da Silva) Organization: Xenix Support, FICC Lines: 16