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From: rex@aussie.UUCP (Rex Jaeschke)
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Subject: Journal Issue TOC
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Date: 1 Oct 90 04:35:28 GMT
Organization: Journal of C Language Translation
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As I have done with previous issues, here's the table of contents for
the September issue of The Journal of C Language Translation.

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{Vol 2, # 2 -- September, 1990}

10.  Variable-Size Arrays in C -- Dennis Ritchie

A proposal to add support for variable dimensioned arrays to C, and
some comments on existing or other proposed implementations.

11.  Standard C: What Barely Works -- P.J.  Plauger

A discussion of some weak spots in Standard C: Pointers and
Addresses, Integer Sizes, Integer Representations, Argument Lists,
and Nonlocal Jumps.

12.  Electronic Survey Number 5 -- Rex Jaeschke

Questions on: Lexical Analysis, Parser Generation, The GNU C
Compiler, float and long double Math Libraries, Pragma Recognition,
and RISC System Support.

13.  IEEE Floating-Point Arithmetic and C -- Tom MacDonald

A discussion of the incorporation of IEEE floating-point arithmetic
into ANSI C.

14.  Signal Handling and C -- Gordon A.  Sterling

A refresher course in signal handling and a discussion of some of the
extensions Analog Devices, Inc., has provided to aid signal handling
in a Digital Signal Processing environment.

15.  Concurrent C: A Language for Multi-Processing -- S.  Lally

A conceptual and syntactical overview of the Concurrent C/C++
language developed by Gehani and Roome at AT&T Bell Laboratories.

16.  Extended Multibyte Support -- Jim Brodie

A look at the second draft of the Japanese Multibyte Support
Extension (MSE) proposal.  Some background information, summary of
technical proposals, and rationale are included.

17.  FORTRAN to C: Character Manipulation -- F.  Goodman

In this installment, the problem of character array translation is
discussed.

18.  Miscellanea -- Rex Jaeschke

A look at Assertions in UNIX System V, Pointers in a Segmented World,
and f2c: A FORTRAN to C Converter.  Also, some reader mail,
announcements of some compiler construction tools, the usual calendar
of events, news, products, and services.

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Rex

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