Lattice/UNIX incompatibility

oacb2 oacb2 at ut-ngp.UUCP
Mon Dec 31 13:41:23 AEST 1984


>>	3. Every declaration of an external variable but
>>	   one must say 'extern'.

> For any linker that supports FORTRAN, this restriction shows a lack of
> imagination on the part of the c compiler writers.  Don't get me started
> on this; it's a favorite flame.

Or, perhaps, just a desire for C to work correctly.  K & R specify this
behavior and doing otherwise invites nonportable code.
-- 

	Mike Rubenstein, OACB, UT Medical Branch, Galveston TX 77550



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