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Subject: Re: My"C" Compiled can't compile "{}"
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Paul McFerrin wrote:

> From my years of experiences, "{}" is the simplest version of a
> to-be-compiled C program.  

  No it isn't.

> It is syntaxily correct.  

  No it isn't.

> in any case, the above DID work in 1.7-68.

  No it didn't.  Your code is gibberish and has never worked on anything anywhere.


  You're probably having a terrible mis-remembering accident based on having
once seen something like "main(){}" somewhere.

    cheers,
      DaveK


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