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Article #320Re: MSC __STDC__ strange value
From: Robert Corbett
Date: Mon, 11 Dec 1989 07:08
Date: Mon, 11 Dec 1989 07:08
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In article <19583@rphroy.UUCP> tkacik@rphroy.UUCP (Tom Tkacik) writes: >The Apollo C compiler claims to conform to K&R C, with a couple of >ANSI C extensions, (ie. function prototypes). >Because of this, they decided that __STDC__ should be defined as 1. > >There is absolutely no excuse for this! Of course there is an excuse for Apollo's definition of __STDC__. There are many excuses. Just be a little more imaginative. For example, think of Apollo's C compiler as an ANSI C compiler with a few bugs remaining. Surely you don't expect people to wait until their compiler is bug free before they define __STDC__ to be 1. With all proper respect and admiration it is my pleasure to be your obedient servant, Robert P. Corbett
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!attcan!uunet!samsung!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!ucbvax!ernie.Berkeley.EDU!corbett From: corbett@ernie.Berkeley.EDU (Robert Corbett) Newsgroups: comp.os.os2 Subject: Re: MSC __STDC__ strange value Message-ID: <33151@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU> Date: 11 Dec 89 07:08:23 GMT References: <223@bohra.cpg.oz> <9692@pyr.gatech.EDU> <4714@arisia.Xerox.COM> <19583@rphroy.UUCP> Sender: usenet@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Reply-To: corbett@ernie.Berkeley.EDU.UUCP (Robert Corbett) Organization: University of California, Berkeley Lines: 17