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2009/6/30 Lorenzo <lomarcan@...>

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> This fixes the reported issues.
>
> A note about the coding style: the * attached to the type name is
> deceptive: C is not Pascal, the pointer modifiers apply only to the first
> element!
>
>









But, you should always avoid the following:
int *ptr, val;
as it always leads to misunderstandings. Most coding standard mention about
this.

The way how pointers are marked in C is somewhat confusing, in other hand
the same operator marks pointer declaration and pointer dereference - that
seemed logical to language authors.

I saw advice to declare only one variable at a time in many places, so
programmer should avoid constructs like:
int a,b,c;
But lot of people argues that such style creates lot of source code lines
and takes too much time to type.

I am curious what Dick is thinking about it.

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M.
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<p>This fixes the reported issues.<br>
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A note about the coding style: the * attached to the type name is deceptive=
: C is not Pascal, the pointer modifiers apply only to the first element!<b=
r>
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<br><br><br><br>But, you should always avoid the following:<br><span style=
=3D"font-family: courier new,monospace;">int *ptr, val;</span><br>as it alw=
ays leads to misunderstandings. Most coding standard mention about this.<br=
>
<br>The way how pointers are marked in C is somewhat confusing, in other ha=
nd the same operator marks pointer declaration and pointer dereference - th=
at seemed logical to language authors.<br><br>I saw advice to declare only =
one variable at a time in many places, so programmer should avoid construct=
s like:<br>
<span style=3D"font-family: courier new,monospace;">int a,b,c;</span><br>Bu=
t lot of people argues that such style creates lot of source code lines and=
takes too much time to type.<br><br>I am curious what Dick is thinking abo=
ut it.<br>
<br>--<br>M.<br>
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