Re: Erroneous diagnostic from VOS 'C' compiler?

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From: Clive D.W. Feather
Date: Sat, 23 Sep 1995 16:11

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In article <DFBq4o.FED@polo.demon.co.uk>,
John Winters <john@polo.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> The VOS (Stratus) 'C' compiler generates an error on encountering
> the following code and refuses to compile it, complaining that the
> curly brackets are superfluous.  Is it broken?
> int an_array [1] = {1} ;

If it claims to be ISO C conforming, then it's broken.
-- 
Clive D.W. Feather                       | If you lie to the compiler,
clive@demon.net        (work, preferred) | it will get its revenge.
clive@stdc.demon.co.uk (home)            |   - Henry Spencer

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From: clive@stdc.demon.co.uk (Clive D.W. Feather)
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Subject: Re: Erroneous diagnostic from VOS 'C' compiler?
Date: Sat, 23 Sep 1995 16:11:54 GMT
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