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Article #5226Re: enums
From: Walter Bright
Date: Mon, 25 Jul 1988 18:20
Date: Mon, 25 Jul 1988 18:20
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In article <8807242307.AA27481@explorer.dgp.toronto.edu> hugh@dgp.toronto.edu ("D. Hugh Redelmeier") writes:
<In article <1608@dataio.Data-IO.COM< bright@Data-IO.COM (Walter Bright) writes:
<<From reading the grammar for enums in the Ansi spec, it seems that the
<<following is not allowed:
<< enum abc { }; /* empty member list */
<< enum def { b, }; /* trailing comma */
<<Many compilers accept this, and I've run across code that uses it. Any
<<thoughts? Is this an oversight in the spec?
<This is currently legal in the two compilers I use (the Ritchie
<compiler (the original implementation of enum, so it should carry
<some weight), and System V VAX UNIX PCC). I do use the feature.
I solved the problem in my compiler by allowing it unless the strict
ANSI switch is thrown. Ah well, more warts!
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!attcan!uunet!husc6!bloom-beacon!mit-eddie!uw-beaver!uw-june!uw-entropy!dataio!bright From: bright@Data-IO.COM (Walter Bright) Newsgroups: comp.std.c Subject: Re: enums Message-ID: <1615@dataio.Data-IO.COM> Date: 25 Jul 88 18:20:25 GMT References: <1608@dataio.Data-IO.COM> <8807242307.AA27481@explorer.dgp.toronto.edu> Reply-To: bright@dataio.Data-IO.COM (Walter Bright) Organization: Data I/O Corporation; Redmond, WA Lines: 14