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From: ted@vball.sgi.com (Ted Wilcox)
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Subject: Re: prototypes not working?
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Date: 27 Aug 90 23:32:18 GMT
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In <GLOBUS.90Aug27131635@wk208.nas.nasa.gov> globus@nas.nasa.gov (Al Globus) writes:

>I'm using prototypes in my code but not getting any error messages
>from the C compiler.  Anyone have an idea of what I'm doing wrong?
>In the test cases I've used, the functions have been 'static'.
>Thanx. 

In the "cc" man page, it says that prototype error and warning messages
are suppressed, but that you can turn them on by specifying the
"-prototypes" option.  It also says that "use of this option is not
recommended."  I'm not sure why it's not recommended.
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Ted.               | hurled the biscuits, and threw the java.
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