Re: String literal as initializer

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From: Dave Goodman
Date: Tue, 14 Nov 1995 22:44

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In article <1995Nov14.062159.20990@sq.com>, Mark Brader <msb@sq.com> wrote:

> Dave Goodman (daveg@netline.net) asks about whether
> 
> 	char s[3] = "hello";
> 
> violates a constraint:
> 
> Larry Jones (larry.jones@sdrc.com) answers:
> > Several.  There's a (pending?) Defect Report / Technical Corrigendum
> > that clarifies that a string literal is equivalent to a brace-enclosed
> > list of characters.

The article by Larry Jones which Mark Brader quotes did not show up at our
site.  I would be extremely grateful if some kind soul would grab it
before it expires, and email it to me.

Thanks a bunch.

--

Dave Goodman
daveg@netline.net

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From: daveg@netline.net (Dave Goodman)
Newsgroups: comp.std.c
Subject: Re: String literal as initializer
Date: 14 Nov 1995 17:44:20 -0500
Organization: The Center for Creative Confusion, Sarasota, FL
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Keywords: string literal, initializer

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