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Re: Reality check

#1964
From: Tom Gargulak
Date: Wed, 07 Nov 1990 00:16
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In article <1990Nov05.233623.11491@dirtydog.ima.isc.com>,
karl@ima.isc.com (Karl Heuer) writes:
> 
> I've had no trouble implementing <stdarg.h> without touching any compiler
> source.  It even works on pre-ANSI compilers, so I can take code written with
> ANSI prototypes and <stdarg.h> and simply deprotoize it without having to
> worry about converting <stdarg.h> to <varargs.h>.

Sorry, but I cannot see anyway you could implement "..." as in:

	foo(arg1, ...)

on a pre-ANSI compiler.   How'd you do it?


-Tom 
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From: gargulak@mozart.convex.com (Tom Gargulak)
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Subject: Re: Reality check
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