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From: alan@drivax.UUCP (Alan Fargusson)
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Subject: Re: C question
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Date: Fri, 12-Apr-85 13:12:09 EST
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> Regarding the question about x = x++ and a[i] = i++ and similarly
> ambiguous constructs:  Why the (*@#$%^*^ can't the compiler complain

I didn't think that a[i] = i++ was ambiguous when I used it to set an
array up shuch that each element a[i] was equal to i. So call me a hacker.
The problem is that a compiler writer cannot anticipate all the errors
a user might make. There are an infinite number of correct programs, and
even more incorrect programs.
-- 

Alan Fargusson.

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