From: makulik AT tf16 DOT mch DOT sni DOT de (Makulik.Guenther T 27528 R 91-811 WS tx24 )
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Subject: Re: Volatile
Date: 6 Aug 1997 14:12:24 GMT
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Korenschi Francisc Eduard (sarmis AT starnets DOT ro) wrote:
:   I know it sounds crazy, but what does the 'voltaile' with a
: variable/function ?

AFAIK the keyword volatile in a variable definition designates the 
compiler that this variable can be changed from within another process
context and it's contents is not only depending on assignments in the
actual process context.
I have never needed this so far.

I've no idea, what this means in the context of a function declaration,
but I'm not sure if it's valid syntax to use it there. Please correct
me if I am wrong.

hth
guenther