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SubjectRe: Linux 2.4.26-pre2
Rene Herman wrote:
> 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.

Agreed, with the proviso s/sane/new/

We want to support older gccs that do not support the C99/C++ syntax,
for now.

Jeff




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