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- From: Lawrence Kirby <fred@genesis.demon.co.uk>
- Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada,comp.lang.c
- Subject: Re: C/C++ knocks the crap out of Ada
- Date: Wed, 13 Mar 96 22:18:31 GMT
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- References: <JSA.96Feb16135027@organon.com> <4hf485$1mgv@watnews1.watson.ibm.com> <TANMOY.96Mar4155315@qcd.lanl.gov> <4hq7q4$qik@watnews1.watson.ibm.com> <4hqadmINNcp2@keats.ugrad.cs.ubc.ca> <4i1evg$1716@watnews1.watson.ibm.com>
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- In article <4i1evg$1716@watnews1.watson.ibm.com>
- ncohen@watson.ibm.com "Norman H. Cohen" writes:
-
- >In article <4hqadmINNcp2@keats.ugrad.cs.ubc.ca>, c2a192@ugrad.cs.ubc.ca
- >(Kazimir Kylheku) writes:
- >
- >|> In article <4hq7q4$qik@watnews1.watson.ibm.com>,
- >|> Norman H. Cohen <ncohen@watson.ibm.com> wrote:
- >|> >I think ANSI ripped me off! I paid them $60 for a copy of the C
- >|> >standard, and the one they sent me only goes up to Section 4. :-)
- >|> >(Or perhaps there's a typo in your citation? Please clarify.)
- >|>
- >|> The section numbering between the ANSI standard and the later ISO version
- > are
- >|> different.
- >
- >Are the two standards different in substance?
-
- No, once you find the related sections the wording is identical (barring the
- relatively minor addenda pssed subsequently).
-
- >Do you know of any rule in the ANSI C stardard corresponding to the rule
- >(requiring a diagnostic for any program violating a constraint) in
- >section 5.1.1.3 of the ISO standard?
-
- That would be in 2.1.1.3 of the ANSI 'Classic' document.
-
- >I know of several compilers that claim compliance (at least when invoked
- >with the right options) to the ANSI standard. How many claim
- >compliance to the ISO standard?
-
- The point is moot. Since ANSI re-adopted the ISO standard (i.e. with the
- ISO numbering) 'ANSI C standard' and 'ISO C standard' mean the same thing.
-
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- Lawrence Kirby | fred@genesis.demon.co.uk
- Wilts, England | 70734.126@compuserve.com
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