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From: macrakis@gr.osf.org (Stavros Macrakis)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c
Subject: Algorithms, libraries, and comp.lang.c
Message-ID: <MACRAKIS.91Feb28093428@diderot.gr.osf.org>
Date: 28 Feb 91 14:34:28 GMT
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In-reply-to: rns@tortuga.SanDiego.NCR.COM's message of 27 Feb 91 15:55:19 GMT

This is a group to discuss the language C.  Appropriate topics would
seem to be:

	the language itself
	  its syntax
	  its semantics
	programming using the language
	  using language constructs intelligently
	  style questions
	tools for the language
	  cross-referencers
	  analyzers
	  compilers

On the other hand, many questions on this newsgroup have to do with
things that have NO direct relationship with the language C, namely:

	Unix libraries
	Unix system calls
	algorithms

Although there is some gray area around libraries, I do not see any
reason that algorithmic questions should be discussed in a C
newsgroup, unless it's some algorithm very closely related to using
special features of C and standard libraries (e.g. setjump hacking or
funny function pointer manipulations) or an algorithm that works on C
program text (e.g. a lexical analyzer).

Could we please keep such queries OUT of this group?

Thanks

	-s