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Date: Sat, 2 Dec 2006 23:32:56 -0800
From: "Blair Campbell" <blairdude AT gmail DOT com>
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Subject: Re: string.h -- memccpy() prototype uses "int c, size_t n" w/o leading underscores
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I think that most compilers accept nameless function parameters in
declarations.  Maybe this would be even more appropriate than using
underscores?  Or could someone enlighten me otherwise?

On 2 Dec 2006 18:44:06 -0800, rugxulo AT gmail DOT com <rugxulo AT gmail DOT com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> DJ Delorie wrote:
> > > Why should it?  The scope of those names is only the memccpy()
> > > function.  The only thing that can foul it is a previous "#define c
> > > whatever" statement, etc. or a file scope declaration of c (and I
> > > assume nobody would be that stupid).
> >
> > That's exactly what we're trying to prevent (and yes, people are that
> > stupid).
>
> After I stumbled upon the clash (while obfuscating/shrinking the .C src
> to a wimpy program of mine: went from 5k to 750 bytes or so and still
> compiled), I noticed it seemed out of place to have "int c, size_t n"
> when most other prototypes used underscores (e.g., "void *memchr(const
> void *_s, int _c, size_t _n);"). No, not anything useful, and not even
> good enough for an IOCCC entry, just me horsing around.  :-P
>
> Feel free to keep your STRING.H unmodified if you're smart enough to
> not have that problem (or work around it like I did).  :-)
>
> P.S. "Stupid is as stupid does."  -- Forrest Gump    :-D
>
>


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