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From: dsill@NSWC-OAS.arpa (Dave Sill)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c
Subject: Re: Pragmas
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Date: 6 Jan 88 19:04:21 GMT
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Doug Gwyn writes:
>In article <1766@bsu-cs.UUCP> dhesi@bsu-cs.UUCP (Rahul Dhesi) writes:
>>This may not get fixed until a missile is
>>actually lost in space due to a misspelled pragma.
>
>Since a #pragma is not supposed to change the abstract "virtual
>machine" operation, it's hard to see how this could happen.

Where does it say this?  For the benefit of those without a copy of
the dpANS, this is what it (Oct '86) says about pragmas:

---------------
3.8.6 Pragma Directive

Semantics

  A #pragma preprocessing directive causes the implementation to
behave in an implementation-defined manner.  Any pragma that is not
recognized by the implementation is ignored.
---------------

The rationale says:

---------------
3.8.6 Pragma Directive

The #pragma directive has been added as the universal method for
extending the space of directives.
---------------

Don't flame me for quoting the above, I couldn't find a copyright
notice.

>At the rate the USA is going, it's going to be a long time before
>a missile is actually fired into space!

Unless I'm mistaken, intercontinental ballistic missiles are fired
through space.  I certainly hope it's going to be a long time before
such a missile is fired.

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