Re: gcc and NULL function pointers.

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From: Lars P. Fischer
Date: Tue, 18 Jun 1991 20:08

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>>>>>  bhoughto@pima.intel.com (Blair P. Houghton) writes:

Blair> The most general, and therefore most valuable, way to define NULL is
Blair> to simply map it to the digit 0.

>>>>> On 14 Jun 91 19:29:11 GMT, peter@ficc.ferranti.com (Peter da Silva) said:

Peter> And you're working at Intel... On an 80x86 (x<3), there exist
Peter> models where int = 16 bits, pointer = 32 bits. ...

Oh, no, no, no. The NULL pointer war hits comp.std.c. Next thing we'll
have a FAQ and Chris Torek will have to explain how to deal with NULL
pointers once a month and .... Let's not create a new comp.lang.c.
Please.

/Lars
--
Lars Fischer,  fischer@iesd.auc.dk   | It takes an uncommon mind to think of
CS Dept., Univ. of Aalborg, DENMARK. | these things.  -- Calvin

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Subject: Re: gcc and NULL function pointers.
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