X-Recipient: archive-cygwin AT delorie DOT com X-SWARE-Spam-Status: No, hits=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED,DKIM_VALID,FREEMAIL_FROM,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Received-SPF: pass (google.com: domain of eboyd53sf AT gmail DOT com designates 10.52.20.78 as permitted sender) client-ip=10.52.20.78; Authentication-Results: mr.google.com; spf=pass (google.com: domain of eboyd53sf AT gmail DOT com designates 10.52.20.78 as permitted sender) smtp.mail=eboyd53sf AT gmail DOT com; dkim=pass header.i=eboyd53sf AT gmail DOT com MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: References: <1329589939 DOT 95502 DOT YahooMailNeo AT web120301 DOT mail DOT ne1 DOT yahoo DOT com> Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2012 08:01:03 -0500 Message-ID: Subject: Re: strange bug that doesn't occur in Linux, OpenBSD or ITS From: Earnie Boyd To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-IsSubscribed: yes Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by delorie.com id q1KD1kd3022330 On Mon, Feb 20, 2012 at 3:48 AM, Csaba Raduly wrote: > On Sun, Feb 19, 2012 at 1:29 AM, Mark Geisert  wrote: >> >> 4. You've coded functions nested inside main().  I haven't seen that practice >> in C language before but apparently it works.  Color me impressed. > > It's a non-portable GCC extension: > > http://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Nested-Functions.html#Nested-Functions > An idea borrowed from other languages that allow it. Using "non-portable" and in this case non-standard methods for C is not advisable. Those coming after you will curse your name. Standardization is one key to maintainability. -- Earnie -- https://sites.google.com/site/earnieboyd -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple