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Article #1313Re: for(;;) vs. while(1) is a draw
From: Blair P. Houghton
Date: Tue, 29 May 1990 00:17
Date: Tue, 29 May 1990 00:17
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In article <3398@auspex.auspex.com> guy@auspex.auspex.com (Guy Harris) writes: Because in article <5879@buengc.BU.EDU> I said, in my own words, precisely: >> for(;;) statement >> >> while(1) statement >> >> label: statement if(1) goto label; >> >>are all the same; exactly the same, when translated into object code >>without thinking about it. You could contend that the third is >>my invention, but the standard says the first two are identical. > >The standard does *NOT* say, in any way, shape, or form, that they are >"exactly the same, when translated into object code without thinking >about it". That's it. If one more person puts words in my mouth without my permission, I'm going to fucking ram my fucking terminal up their fucking groin. I NEVER SAID IT DID, YOU OBSTREPEROUS FUCKING ASSHOLE!!! Have you and Doug been sucking pills out of the same prescription of Stupidity? Where the hell do you get the idea that I say that ANSI X3.159-1989 says how to generate code? --Blair "Do you comprehend, or do words just roll across your eyes like the CRT displays on the spacesuit helmet face- shields in 2001?"
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!attcan!uunet!wuarchive!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!rpi!bu.edu!buengc!bph From: bph@buengc.BU.EDU (Blair P. Houghton) Newsgroups: comp.std.c,alt.flame Subject: Re: for(;;) vs. while(1) is a draw Summary: Yes, kids, it's come to this. Message-ID: <5915@buengc.BU.EDU> Date: 29 May 90 00:17:17 GMT References: <5879@buengc.BU.EDU> <3381@auspex.auspex.com> <5905@buengc.BU.EDU> <3398@auspex.auspex.com> Reply-To: bph@buengc.bu.edu (Blair P. Houghton) Followup-To: comp.std.c Organization: Boston Univ. Col. of Eng. Lines: 34