From: Richard Dawe <richdawe AT bigfoot DOT com>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp,comp.os.msdos.programmer
Subject: Re: Detecting Windows and Windows directory from DOS
Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2000 20:49:00 +0000
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Hello.

Stan Brown wrote:
> 
> Said richdawe AT bigfoot DOT com (Richard Dawe) in
> comp.os.msdos.programmer:
> >By the way, I think you mean "in user code they _may_ lead to undefined
> >behavior" rather than "in user code they lead to undefined behavior",
> >which is a bit harsh. ;)
> 
> No, I meant what I said. Undefined behavior means you can't count
> on it to do any particular thing.
<snip>

OK, I take your point, I'm wrong - I guess I asked for this. I guess I
have this (incorrect) point of view from my pragmatic learning, i.e. the
compiler "defines" what is defined behaviour.

> It *may* lead to winged monkeys shooting out of your monitor,
> though in this particular case it's likely that the program would
> compile and run as desired. That's undefined behavior.

Yargh! I hope not. I'll open my window just in case. ;) 

Bye,

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Richard Dawe
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