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From: chris@umcp-cs.UUCP
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Subject: Re: pointers to void functions
Message-ID: <3223@umcp-cs.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 16-Feb-86 02:02:57 EST
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Posted: Sun Feb 16 02:02:57 1986
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In article <943@h-sc1.UUCP> clarke@h-sc1.UUCP writes:

>I wrote this ... under 4.2 BSD. Unfortunately, cc and lint don't like
>the assignment "tch = catch;"

where `tch' is `pointer to function returning void', and `catch' is
`function returning void'.

`void' types are somewhat broken in the 4.2BSD PCC.  Use `-Dvoid=int'
for now, or avoid void.
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