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Article #1268Re: Nested functions (was: Re: Zero-length structures and pointer comparisons)
From: David Chase
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 23:47
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 23:47
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In article <24413@alice.att.com> ark@alice.UUCP () writes: >The first time I tried to use gcc's nested functions, >my program dumped core -- apparently due to a bug in gcc. >The next version of gcc I tried worked. This suggests >that the implementation isn't exactly trivial. See other post. In our (Olivetti Research Center, now defunct) experience, nested functions were not hard, though not trivial (is the compiler that you use made up only of trivial pieces? Somehow, I doubt it. Keep things in proportion.) We implemented C-interoperable nested functions in one (68k-only) release of Modula-3, and it was a relative no-brainer compared to most other parts of a modern compiler. Keep in mind that gcc 2.* says "beta-test" all over it, so I am not surprised if a shiny new non-standard feature doesn't work perfectly. David Chase Sun
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