Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site baylor.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!ut-sally!ut-ngp!shell!neuro1!baylor!peter From: peter@baylor.UUCP (Peter da Silva) Newsgroups: net.lang.c Subject: Re: Re: c programming style - READ THIS Message-ID: <360@baylor.UUCP> Date: Mon, 12-Aug-85 15:19:30 EDT Article-I.D.: baylor.360 Posted: Mon Aug 12 15:19:30 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 18-Aug-85 21:24:35 EDT References: <11570@brl-tgr.ARPA> <935@teddy.UUCP> <1286@uwmacc.UUCP> <2439@sun.uucp> <734@lsuc.UUCP> <1095@diku.UUCP> <2565@sun.uucp> Organization: Ancient Illuminated Seers of Bavaria Lines: 12 > > Well, you should know that `++' and `--' *ONLY* works on variables of type > > scalar, where a there is a defined successor or predecessor > > No, I didn't know that. Then again, neither did Kernighan nor Ritchie. See Ritchie, did... since the Ritchie 'C' compiler complains about (float)++, claiming it's not a scalar (or words to that effect). At least it did as of Nov '80... I haven't tried since then. -- Peter da Silva (the mad Australian) UUCP: ...!shell!neuro1!{hyd-ptd,baylor,datafac}!peter MCI: PDASILVA; CIS: 70216,1076