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Article #4630Re: Meaning of __STDC__?
From: Jerry Coffin
Date: Sat, 13 Jan 1996 20:07
Date: Sat, 13 Jan 1996 20:07
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kennedy@ (John W Kennedy) wrote:
>Is there an official statement as to what __STDC__ means? Does it mean "This
>compiler (in its current operating mode) fully supports ANSI Standard C," or
>does it mean "This compiler (in its current operating mode) disallows all
>extensions to ANSI Standard C."? In my opinion, common practice and the
>Rationale both support the former, rather than the latter, but is
>there an official ruling?
AFAIK, as long as any extensions fit the standard, they're legal. E.g.
a compiler is free to include extended fucntions and/or keywords as long
as their identifiers are in the implementor's name space.
Later,
Jerry.
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