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From: gt0178a@prism.gatech.EDU (BURNS,JIM)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix
Subject: Re: cc really dumps core on this program. why?
Message-ID: <13116@hydra.gatech.EDU>
Date: 29 Aug 90 00:13:51 GMT
References: <1990Aug28.041601.5515@d.cs.okstate.edu>
Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology
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in article <1990Aug28.041601.5515@d.cs.okstate.edu>, klarich@d.cs.okstate.edu (KLARICH TERRY JAME) says:
< #include <stdio.h>
< #include <values.h>
< 
< struct {
<  double min,max;
< } range = {MINDOUBLE,MAXDOUBLE};
< 
< main()
< {
< printf("range.min = %E, range.max = %E\n",range.min,range.max);
< }
< --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
< This program causes the cc compiler to dump core.  I am using Xenix 2.3.2
< with the lng085 update.

Just as a point of interest, this compiles and executes fine on HP-UX 7.0,
SunOS 4.0.3, and Ultrix 2.2. However, it gets the compile error 'illegal
initialization' under A/UX 1.1, or the ATT universe on Dynix 2.0v2.

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