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From: henry@utzoo.UUCP (Henry Spencer)
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Subject: Re: Re: Breaking out of several nested loops (& ANSI C)
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Date: Sat, 13-Oct-84 18:49:21 EDT
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> ... if those are really the only goto's we really want, why bother
> implementing the whole power of an all purpose 'goto'? ...

Because the all-purpose goto, revolting though it is, already exists in
C and does not need re-inventing.

Personally, I think "return" makes a dandy multi-level exit; I haven't
used, or missed, goto for years.
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				Henry Spencer @ U of Toronto Zoology
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