Re: Wanted: ANSI C

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From: Christopher Lott
Date: Thu, 30 Mar 1989 19:48

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In article <692@scaup.cl.cam.ac.uk> nmm@cl.cam.ac.uk (Nick Maclaren) writes:

| WARNING:  do NOT rely on the second edition of K&R.  They 'jumped the
| gun' and predicted the future wrong; I believe that they are working on
| a corrected second edition.  I would also suggest working from the real
| standard, unless K&R second edition is considerably more thorough than
| the first edition.

Hi,

would someone mind clarifying what exactly was wrong in the book? 
I'm curious what rules should/not be followed.  Are there substantial diffs?
Also, can anyone verify that a new edition is forthcoming?  If so, when?

perhaps one more - from where could one order the ANSI standard document
for the c language?  [either now (draft available?) or later (when approved)]

thanks for all help and info.

chris...
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