func(a) char a[]; {...}

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From: Mark Brader
Date: Wed, 15 Oct 1986 16:25

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Ray Butterworth (rbutterworth@watmath.UUCP) writes:
> If you really want to be daring, get rid of the "if (dimtab...!=0)"
> in the second change.  Then it will complain about things like
>    func(a)
>        char a[];
>    {
> which really should be "char *a".

Personally, I agree with this, but opinions are beside the point.
If this change is made, then  <all together now>  it isn't a C compiler
any more.

Please, let's NOT have dozens of comments on whether the func (a) char a[];
syntax is a good idea and what it should mean.  This isn't talk.religion.c.

Mark Brader, utzoo!dciem!msb
#define	MSB(type)	(~(((unsigned type)-1)>>1))

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Subject: func(a) char a[]; {...}
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Date: Wed, 15-Oct-86 12:25:07 EDT
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Posted: Wed Oct 15 12:25:07 1986
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Summary: Regrettably, that's C

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