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From: HBO043%DJUKFA11.BITNET@cunyvm.cuny.edu (Christoph van Wuellen)
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Subject: ARITHMETIC ON ENUMS?
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Date: 10 Sep 90 17:36:31 GMT
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Someone told me that my c68 compiler won't do arithmetic on enums
(he complains that he cannot add two enums)
This was made deliberately, I thought enums are symbolic constants, which
make an ordered type.
All kinds of comparisons should be fine with enums, but arithmetic?

My K&R books says very little about enums (they came later).

My decision is to let YOU decide if I should allow arithmetic on enums.

C.v.W.