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Re: Patch checked in for K&R stage1 cc on obtabs.c
- To: craig at jcb-sc dot com, oliva at dcc dot unicamp dot br
- Subject: Re: Patch checked in for K&R stage1 cc on obtabs.c
- From: "Kaveh R. Ghazi" <ghazi at caip dot rutgers dot edu>
- Date: Tue, 25 May 1999 11:56:33 -0400 (EDT)
- Cc: egcs-patches at egcs dot cygnus dot com, law at cygnus dot com
> From: craig@jcb-sc.com
>
> Presumably when I rewrite the g77 front end to fit the K&R model, I'll
> be less lazy about assuming the ANSI C, if not GNU C, model when
> working on *other* parts of the compiler.
>
> tq vm, (burley)
Why would we want g77 in K&R style? I feel its reasonable to
not only assume ANSI C but also GNU C for the language front ends
other than C. It would certainly make writing and supporting them
easier. But I'd be interested to know reasons for the opposite view.
--Kaveh
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