From: utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!info-vax
Newsgroups: fa.info-vax
Title: Re: Dec C compiler
Article-I.D.: ucbvax.7669
Posted: Tue Jun 15 11:37:09 1982
Received: Thu Jun 17 03:37:22 1982

>From reno@DTI-VMS Tue Jun 15 11:29:24 1982
Apparently, the compiler supports both free-floating members and unique
members. If the member name appears at the same offset every time it is 
declared, it is allowed to be used with any structure, even those in
which it is not declared. If it appears at different places in two different
structures, the two instances are unique and the member may not be used
with any other (third) structure.
	There is a switch that will make it complain about nonportable
constructs such as passing and returning structures. 
	Dec has published a handbook on the compiler, titled 'Programming
in VAX-11 C' (order number AA-L370A-TE from DEC). I suggest that anyone
who is curious obtain a copy of this (i assume dec will let you buy it
without the compiler, and that it isn't too expensive) rather than our
getting into lengthy discussions in info-vax.
			- jr