Re: <varargs.h> vs. function prototypes

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From: Norman Diamond
Date: Fri, 14 Jun 1991 02:33

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In article <16405@smoke.brl.mil> gwyn@smoke.brl.mil (Doug Gwyn) writes:

>By the way, I take exception to the implementation warning you that no
>prototypes exists, unles you have specifically asked for that check.
>The C standard does not require that prototypes be used.

But an implementation is allowed to issue spurious diagnostics.
Presumably spurious diagnostics can convey useful information  :-)
We agree that in a quality implementation, there would be an option to
turn useful spurious diagnostics on or off.  But as for which setting
to use for the default, what is high quality to one person seems to be
low quality to another person.
--
Norman Diamond       diamond@tkov50.enet.dec.com
If this were the company's opinion, I wouldn't be allowed to post it.
Permission is granted to feel this signature, but not to look at it.

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From: diamond@jit533.swstokyo.dec.com (Norman Diamond)
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Subject: Re: <varargs.h> vs. function prototypes
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Date: 14 Jun 91 02:33:11 GMT
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