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Re: Possible gcc bugs?

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From: Mr. Jolt Cola
Date: Thu, 21 Nov 1996 00:00
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> Bhyrava Prasad wrote:
> > 
> > Hi ,
> >    I am using gcc to cross complile for 68k on a Sun.
> > gcc --version says it is 2.7-96q1.
> >     Due to some error in cut and paste , I had a piece of code
> > similar to
> >     void foo()
> >     {
> >       void foo()
> >       {
> >           int i;
> > 
> >           some_function(i);
> >           printf("hello world\n");
> >        }
> >      }
> > 
> >    And gcc compiled it just fine. Is this a bug? If not , what
> > is happening?
> 
> No, it's not a bug. Your code is correct so why do you want gcc to
> complain ?

Nested functions are legal ANSI C? I never knew this. 

	Melvin Smith
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