Re: Zero-length structures and pointer comparisons

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From: Murray Nesbitt
Date: Wed, 09 Sep 1992 19:38

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fjh@munta.cs.mu.OZ.AU (Fergus James HENDERSON) writes:

>is the following a legal (strictly conforming) program?
>
>	struct S { unsigned:0; }
>	int main() { return sizeof(S); }

It is not a legal C program, but not due to any particular ANSI
constraints.  It has syntax errors.  Perhaps you meant:

	struct S { unsigned:0; };
	int main() { return sizeof(struct S); }

-- 
Murray

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