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- From: glippert@dale.cts.com (George Lippert)
- Subject: Re: PROBLEM WITH VAX C
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- References: <1992Dec11.233154.28523@nntpd2.cxo.dec.com>
- Date: Sat, 12 Dec 1992 20:56:47 GMT
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- Paul S. Winalski (winalski@adserv.enet.dec.com) wrote:
- > Programmierer@BEIZ.mediatex.ch (055485666: MEDIAtex AG) writes:
- > |>On VAX-C I receive a message that there is a comma missing between the
- > |>two constants.
- > |>
- > |>how can I force the merging of the constants in VAX-C?
- > |>
- > |>in Borland C following two lines are equal after compiling:
- > |> printf("one " "two ");
- > |> printf("one two ");
- > You can't. Sorry.
-
- Any Standard C compiler will do this. The problem is that VAX C isn't ANSI.
-
- Shame on DEC for this. Two days from today (ie. 14 Dec 92) will mark the third
- anniversary of the ANSI approval of the Standard. How much longer will DEC
- take!?
-
- You could buy a third party Standard C compiler for your VMS machine. Here's
- a reference to the only one I know about:
-
- * TauMetric, ANSI C for VMS, La Mesa, CA, Sue Lindsey (Sales) 619.697.7674
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