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From: jim@ISM780B.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Re: Converting FORTRAN to C
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Date: Mon, 14-Jan-85 01:44:10 EST
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Posted: Mon Jan 14 01:44:10 1985
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Nf-From: ISM780B!jim    Jan  7 14:18:00 1985

>This case in
>particular is not under the complete control of the compiler implementor;
>a cross compiler has little control over the target environment, where
>malloc() may not be so wise.

Fine, then a wise implementor.  Lets not quibble.  The point is that a lot of
code compares to &a[sizeof a] and an implementor, whoever it is and whichever
part of the environment s/he has control over, who doesn't take that into
account will get lots of complaints.

-- Jim Balter, INTERACTIVE Systems (ima!jim)