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From: mick@auspyr.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c
Subject: Re: static char (*b)[6]; (Comment and flame)
Message-ID: <6658@auspyr.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 16-Jun-87 12:37:57 EDT
Article-I.D.: auspyr.6658
Posted: Tue Jun 16 12:37:57 1987
Date-Received: Thu, 18-Jun-87 04:08:53 EDT
References: <304@uniq.UUCP>
Organization: Austec, Inc., San Jose, CA. USA
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>> In article <761@bsu-cs.UUCP>, dhesi@bsu-cs.UUCP (Rahul Dhesi) writes:
	Rahul started this all off. If you are not familiar with it,
	hit 'n' now.

	Here is one response:

>in article <304@uniq.UUCP>, rjnoe@uniq.UUCP (Roger J. Noe) says:
> still restricting its scope to main().  The problem is that "*b", as the
> program was written, denotes an aggregate array of 6 characters, not a
> pointer to them.  The array cannot be passed as a function parameter.
                    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
			Think again, squire.

> I think the referenced publication should look for a programmer who knows
> his/her/its C better than this one.  Or maybe change their name to
> "Unprofessional".
> 	Roger Noe			ihnp4!uniq!rjnoe
> 	Uniq Digital Technologies	rjnoe@uniq.UUCP

I read the original article in April DEC Professional magazine, and thought
it was an excellent discussion of C pointers.  It was a little terse at times,
but if you didn't understand it the first time, then re-read it until you do.

Now then, Roger, did you read the article, or are you taking the clippings
in the original posting out of context?

When I saw Rahul's posting, I knew we were in for another round of 
"leap before you look postings" (isn't it wonderful what you read in this
newsgroup?), but I just couldn't let this one pass by.

Recommendations:
	1)  (to all) Read the article if you can get a copy.
	2)  (to Roger) Consider a name change.

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