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From: blarson@skat.usc.edu (Bob Larson)
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Subject: Re: MAJOR ANSI C WART (my opinion, of course)
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Date: Fri, 23-Oct-87 00:54:43 EST
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I realize this is too late to seriously be considered for the version
of ANSI C currently under development, but couldn't systems
constrained to using an obsolete linker (6 char external) have an
intermeadiate pass between the C compiler and the linker to merge all
C routines into a single linker input file with unique symbols?  This
extral linking pass could allow long C symbols to be equated to short
non-c symbols for allowing C to interface with other languages.  Sure
this is slow and acward, but it only penalizes those who refuse to
provide a reasonable linker...
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