From:	Hans-Bernhard Broeker <broeker AT physik DOT rwth-aachen DOT de>
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Subject:	Re: struct bug?
Date:	29 Aug 2003 10:19:29 GMT
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News Reader <nospam AT aol DOT com> wrote:

> because Gcc obviously has problems with

>     sizeof("structured type member")   .

No.  It doesn't even get to the 'sizeof' --- the error is in the
expression inside those parentheses.

> structure (e.g. 'abt' as stated below), but not a
> structure member (e.g. 'abt.a').

Mainly because 'abt.a' isn't a valid expression in the first place.
The '.' operator only works on objects, not on types.

In other words: GCC is correctly rejecting this code --- it's not
written in correct C.

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Hans-Bernhard Broeker (broeker AT physik DOT rwth-aachen DOT de)
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