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From: seebs@solutions.solon.com (Peter Seebach)
Newsgroups: comp.std.c
Subject: Possible bug in standard... I assume this is fixed?
Date: 2 Mar 1996 10:05:30 -0600
Organization: Usenet Fact Police (Undercover)
Message-ID: <4h9rka$hfn@solutions.solon.com>
NNTP-Posting-Host: solutions.solon.com
6.2.1 says that identifiers which differ in significant characters are
distinct, and then says that if two identifiers differ in non-significant
characters, the behavior is undefined.
So, on the gratuitously hostile 6-character monocase implementation, is
this legal?
int a12345z,
b12345y;
They clearly differ in insignificant characters.
I assume the former sentance protects them, but would like some certainty;
a coworker has told me that another person on a project we're on is
sure some IBM system won't *allow* names over 6 characters.
-s
--
Peter Seebach - seebs@solon.com - Copyright 1996 Peter Seebach.
C/Unix wizard -- C/Unix questions? Send mail for help. No, really!
FUCK the communications decency act. Goddamned government. [literally.]
The *other* C FAQ - http://www.solon.com/~seebs/c/c-iaq.html