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Article #1349Re: for(;;) vs. while(1) is a draw
From: Peter da Silva
Date: Thu, 31 May 1990 19:50
Date: Thu, 31 May 1990 19:50
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In article <5931@buengc.BU.EDU> bph@buengc.bu.edu (Blair P. Houghton) indulges in a bunch of legalistic hairsplitting. So the question comes down to whether the phrase "the compiler claims X3.159 conformance" is equivalent to "the implementor claimed to be matching the standard's model of a hypothetical machine". Since the standard (X3.159) is defined in terms of this hypothetical machine, this is such a fine point that only a lawyer would care about the difference... > Oh, good. A paying customer. This is exactly the sort > of non-comprehension that makes lawyers blithely rich while > being their usual, stupid selves. Are you a lawyer? -- `-_-' Peter da Silva. +1 713 274 5180. <peter@ficc.ferranti.com> 'U` Have you hugged your wolf today? <peter@sugar.hackercorp.com> @FIN Dirty words: Zhghnyyl erphefvir vayvar shapgvbaf.
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!uwm.edu!cs.utexas.edu!samsung!sdd.hp.com!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!ames!sun-barr!newstop!texsun!texbell!sugar!ficc!peter From: peter@ficc.ferranti.com (Peter da Silva) Newsgroups: comp.std.c Subject: Re: for(;;) vs. while(1) is a draw Message-ID: <Z=T33H7@xds13.ferranti.com> Date: 31 May 90 19:50:39 GMT References: <5876@buengc.BU.EDU> <12955@smoke.BRL.MIL> <5879@buengc.BU.EDU> <Z4O3P:2@xds13.ferranti.com> <5904@buengc.BU.EDU> <0:P3-A6@ggpc2.ferranti.com> <5916@buengc.BU.EDU> <:0T3AHF@xds13.ferranti.com> <5931@buengc.BU.EDU> Reply-To: peter@ficc.ferranti.com (Peter da Silva) Organization: Xenix Support, FICC Lines: 14