Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!vaxine!wjh12!n44a!rna!dan From: dan@rna.UUCP Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards Subject: Re: in defense of C Message-ID: <220@rna.UUCP> Date: Mon, 27-Feb-84 12:45:23 EST Article-I.D.: rna.220 Posted: Mon Feb 27 12:45:23 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 28-Feb-84 04:36:41 EST Lines: 12 Hi, When debugging programs compiled by C compilers which subroutine returns branch to a single machine language return instruction, you can then always catch the C function as it is returning with a single breakpoint. This is a "feature" that I often use in debugging C subroutines. Also, "over"-optimization of C in the kernel and similar real-time and interrupt handling situations can really mess you up - probably the fault of C's definition (or lack of appropriate constructs). Cheers, Dan Ts'o ...cmcl2!rna!dan