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Subject: initialization
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Date: Fri, 11-Jan-85 11:08:19 EST
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Posted: Fri Jan 11 11:08:19 1985
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/*
bizarre idea time again! how about a 'data' statement? except we wouldn't
call it that. have a bunch of code before (outside) any functions are
defined. only stuff that the compiler could do as initialization (if the
syntax allowed it) would be legal. what am i talking about? try this:

int	x[4];
union	dues {
	char	p;
	int	q;
	float	r;
};
} z;	/* ignore prev line, typing directly */
...
x[3] = 1;
z.r = 3.14159;
...
int func()
{	...
}

one could even imagine for loops to initialize arrays, but this would
require the compiler to be an interpreter as well. oh well. 
*/