Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!ittvax!dcdwest!sdcsvax!sdcrdcf!hplabs!sri-unix!BLARSON@USC-ECLB.ARPA From: BLARSON@USC-ECLB.ARPA Newsgroups: net.lang.c Subject: Re: summary of C-standards workshop at Usenix Message-ID: <1733@sri-arpa.UUCP> Date: Sat, 7-Jul-84 23:01:02 EDT Article-I.D.: sri-arpa.1733 Posted: Sat Jul 7 23:01:02 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 10-Jul-84 07:40:16 EDT Lines: 15 From: Bob Larson Another possible syntax for a function with only variable arguments is: extern int foo(,); and I will agree either of these is potentially confusing. The real question is if there will be a reasonable system independent way of declaring a function that takes variable arguments. Some systems (i.e. prime 50 series) have microcode support of variable arguments that is wasted by high level languages not supporting them. Bob Larson -------