Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site umcp-cs.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!mit-eddie!godot!harvard!seismo!umcp-cs!chris From: chris@umcp-cs.UUCP (Chris Torek) Newsgroups: net.lang.c,net.lang.pascal,net.lang,net.unix,net.sources Subject: Re: C to Pascal translation. Message-ID: <1928@umcp-cs.UUCP> Date: Sat, 15-Dec-84 20:34:57 EST Article-I.D.: umcp-cs.1928 Posted: Sat Dec 15 20:34:57 1984 Date-Received: Mon, 17-Dec-84 03:49:50 EST References: <392@amdcad.UUCP> Distribution: net Organization: U of Maryland, Computer Science Dept., College Park, MD Lines: 31 Xref: watmath net.lang.c:3506 net.lang.pascal:160 net.lang:1138 net.unix:3119 net.sources:2176 In general, it cannot be done. What would you do with union u { int (*f)(); char *c; } u; h() { u.c = "foo"; } g() { u.f = h; /* Remember, I'm actually allowed to make this assignment as complicated as I want. Maybe it depends on input data.... */ } main () { g(); (*u.f)(); printf("%s\n", u.c); } If you make some restrictions, then it can sort of be done. -- (This line accidently left nonblank.) In-Real-Life: Chris Torek, Univ of MD Comp Sci Dept (301) 454-7690 UUCP: {seismo,allegra,brl-bmd}!umcp-cs!chris CSNet: chris@umcp-cs ARPA: chris@maryland