Re: Request for compiler option to disable multiple declarations in a single statement

[Manish Jain <bourne dot identity at hotmail dot com>]

On 04/19/18 14:46, David Brown wrote:
> Certainly it is heavily used in existing code - making an option
> to disable it would be impractical.

Thanks for replying, Mr. Brown.

What I meant was if an option could be provided, existing code could 
compile without the option, and fresh code to compile with the switch 
enabled (as per user discretion, of course - no compulsion either way 
anywhere).

If the option garners wide recognition / usage, over a period of time 
the standard pointer declaration could be fixed to everyone's happiness:

int* p; // which really is what it should be in all propriety

The current declaration style really sickens me, particularly when 
trying to explain C pointers to others.

Manish Jain