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