Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site mordor.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!ucbvax!ucdavis!lll-crg!mordor!jdb From: jdb@mordor.UUCP (John Bruner) Newsgroups: net.lang.c Subject: Re: "C" wish list. Message-ID: <4106@mordor.UUCP> Date: Mon, 28-Oct-85 12:10:03 EST Article-I.D.: mordor.4106 Posted: Mon Oct 28 12:10:03 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 30-Oct-85 05:49:21 EST References: <335@graffiti.UUCP> <895@rlvd.UUCP> <946@lll-crg.ARpA> Reply-To: jdb@mordor.UUCP (John Bruner) Organization: S-1 Project, LLNL Lines: 12 In article <946@lll-crg.ARpA> brooks@lll-crg.UUCP (Eugene D. Brooks III) writes: >I propose a new standard device driver /dev/cattleprod which the C compiler >and lint could open when it detects sloppy code and non portable constructs. >The device driver would operate a pair of electrodes that are imbedded in the >seat in front of the terminal.... I'd suggest that only the C compiler use "/dev/cattleprod". The use of "lint" to find sloppy/non-portable code shouldn't be discouraged. -- John Bruner (S-1 Project, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory) MILNET: jdb@mordor [jdb@s1-c.ARPA] (415) 422-0758 UUCP: ...!ucbvax!dual!mordor!jdb ...!seismo!mordor!jdb