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From: apc@cblpe.UUCP (Alan Curtis)
Newsgroups: net.lang.c,net.bugs
Subject: Re: C Compiler bug (and fix for a different one)
Message-ID: <187@cblpe.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 19-Aug-86 21:09:29 EDT
Article-I.D.: cblpe.187
Posted: Tue Aug 19 21:09:29 1986
Date-Received: Thu, 21-Aug-86 01:05:26 EDT
References: <273@watmath.UUCP> <5858@alice.uUCp> <134@sas.UUCP>
Reply-To: apc@cblpe.UUCP (55212-Alan Curtis)
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories - Columbus
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In article <134@sas.UUCP> jcz@sas.UUCP (Carl Zeigler) writes:
>
>  In article <5858@alice.uUCp>, ark@alice.UucP (Andrew Koenig) writes:
>  > > So, does anyone have a fix for this bug?
>  > > 
>  > > void f3(which)
>  > > {
>  > >     extern void f1(),f2();
>  > >     which?f1():f2();
>  > > }
>  > > cc(1) gives an "incompatible types" error.
>  > 
>  > As it should.  The only thing you're allowed to do with void values
>  > is throw them away.
>
>
>Scan again, Andrew, the (void) values are being thrown away.
>
No, the value of the statement is being thrown away, not the value
of the void(s).

Would you let me say:
	.
	.
	.
	f1() + f2();
	.
	.

Since I am throwing both away?
Alan Curtis