Parameter Types in Old-Style Function Definitions

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From: Mark Hjelm
Date: Wed, 05 Sep 1990 11:24

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What is the compiler allowed/required to do for this:

    f(a, b)
        float a;
        char b;
    {
    }

Is the type of "a" (as seen inside of "f") float or double or either?
Is the type of "b" char or int or either? 

Mark
hjelm@cs.cmu.edu

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From: hjelm@g.gp.cs.cmu.edu (Mark Hjelm)
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Subject: Parameter Types in Old-Style Function Definitions
Keywords: parameter, function
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Date: 5 Sep 90 11:24:49 GMT
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