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Re: struct comparison

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From: Peter da Silva
Date: Mon, 24 Jul 1989 01:40
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In article <2266@auspex.auspex.com>, guy@auspex.auspex.com (Guy Harris) writes:
> notion of structure comparison would really do what I wanted (e.g., the
> question of "do you compare pointer values or do you compare the values
> to which they point),

You compare pointer values.

> or would even work at all (e.g., a structure with
> unions).

This should be illegal (as should initialising a union).


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From: peter@ficc.uu.net (Peter da Silva)
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Subject: Re: struct comparison
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Date: 24 Jul 89 01:40:28 GMT
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