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From: jmg@cernvax.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Gnuplot and Megamax bugs
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Date: Tue, 14-Apr-87 02:07:36 EST
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Posted: Tue Apr 14 02:07:36 1987
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I find it very interesting to see the discussion on sizeof("anystring").
The background is that Gnuplot uses a declaration

#define PROMPT "gnuplot>"

int line[sizeof(PROMPT) + 80)];

There, the sizeof is supposed to give 9, not 4, and cannot be replaced
by the strlen function!

Gnuplot also uses the format converter %-*, which is supposed to be
valid C.

Gnuplot also uses the enum extension of C, which Megamax ain't got.

Moral: we need an ANSI C standard, and programmers should avoid
unnecessary complications (but maybe telling C programmers that is
like telling cats to stop chasing mice!).