Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 07 Mar 2004 20:52:45 +0100 | From | Rene Herman <> | Subject | Re: Linux 2.4.26-pre2 |
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David Weinehall wrote:
>>>In standard C we declare all variables at the top of a function. While >>>some compilers allow extension, it is not a good idea to get used to >>>them if we want portable code. >> >>Oh, come on. This is _kernel_ code, it won't ever be compiled with anything >>not GCC-compatible. > > Ugly warts don't become any less ugly just because gcc accepts them...
Mixing code and declarations is also c99. For (a sane) gcc specifically, you have to tell it -std=c89 -pedantic to have it even complain.
Rene.
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