Re: brief summary of Technical Corrigendum 2

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From: Larry Jones
Date: Thu, 18 Jan 1996 15:19

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In article <DLC97p.88M@stdc.demon.co.uk>, clive@stdc.demon.co.uk (Clive D.W. Feather) writes:
> In article <4dfgdt$se6@der.twinsun.com>,
> Paul Eggert <eggert@twinsun.com> wrote:
> > * va_start and va_end must be invoked in corresponding pairs,
> >   and the pairs cannot nest.
> 
> Huh ? I understood (and it's my DR they're replying to) that the pairs
> *can* nest.

I don't know if that was a typo or a thinko, but I suspect that what
Paul meant to say was that the pairs cannot interleave.

        VALID                   INVALID
   -----------------        -----------------
   va_start(a, foo);        va_start(a, foo);
   va_start(b, foo);        va_start(b, foo);
   va_end(b);               va_end(a);
   va_end(a);               va_end(b);
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Subject: Re: brief summary of Technical Corrigendum 2
Date: 18 Jan 1996 15:19:41 GMT
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