Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!genrad!decvax!harpo!floyd!vax135!ariel!houti!hogpc!houxm!ihnp4!ihuxv!portegys From: portegys@ihuxv.UUCP Newsgroups: net.lang.c Subject: C typedef deficiency Message-ID: <479@ihuxv.UUCP> Date: Wed, 22-Jun-83 10:38:24 EDT Article-I.D.: ihuxv.479 Posted: Wed Jun 22 10:38:24 1983 Date-Received: Thu, 23-Jun-83 01:04:27 EDT Lines: 36 I was suprised to find out recently that C does not allow identical enumeration names within different data types. I am working under UNIX 5.0 on a VAX 11/780. Here is an example of what I mean: ---------------------------------------------- typedef enum { GREEN, RIPE, ROTTEN } APPLE; typedef enum { SOUR, JUICY, ROTTEN } ORANGE; main() { ORANGE fruitx; APPLE fruity; fruitx = ROTTEN; fruity = ROTTEN; } ---------------------------------------------- This program will not compile, due to the redeclared symbol ROTTEN. I think this is a deficiency of C, since the two values of ROTTEN apply to different data types. Tom Portegys, BTL IH, ihuxv!portegys