From:	mert0407 AT sable DOT ox DOT ac DOT uk (George Foot)
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Re: q: va_list and va_start?
Date:	13 Oct 1997 19:01:05 GMT
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On 13 Oct 1997 06:48:04 GMT in comp.os.msdos.djgpp Paul Derbyshire (ao950 AT FreeNet DOT Carleton DOT CA) wrote:

: For some reason, the djgpp dox documents libc and iostreams, but not basic
: C constructs like switch and for, C++ ones like class and templates, nor
: does it document some things like varargs.

To be honest, if someone doesn't know the basic keywords of the language
they're using, they really ought to read a book or find a tutorial. I think
that documentation should just cover library components (as it does now). 
Presumably va_* were left out since they're macros, not functions, but I agree
that they ought to be included. I also think that useful global variables
should be mentioned in the docs. Others probably disagree, though (otherwise
they'd all be in there ;)).

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George Foot <mert0407 AT sable DOT ox DOT ac DOT uk>
Merton College, Oxford

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