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Re: Declarations in switches, errors

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From: Karl Heuer
Date: Fri, 13 Oct 1989 01:56
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In article <10888@riks.csl.sony.co.jp> diamond@riks. (Norman Diamond) writes:
>Mr. Kremer [seems to] think that correct execution of a switch statement
>constitutes abnormal entry to the block.  I conjecture that very few will
>agree with you.

I agree with him.  `Normal' entry to a block is by falling into it from above.
A block that happens to be the body of a switch is entered abnormally.  This
is not a contradiction.

Karl W. Z. Heuer (ima!haddock!karl or karl@haddock.isc.com), The Walking Lint
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From: karl@haddock.ima.isc.com (Karl Heuer)
Newsgroups: comp.std.c
Subject: Re: Declarations in switches, errors
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Date: 13 Oct 89 01:56:37 GMT
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