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From: trt@rti.UUCP (Thomas Truscott)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c
Subject: Re: priorities of = and == revisited
Message-ID: <1988@rti.UUCP>
Date: 24 Jan 88 22:10:44 GMT
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Organization: Research Triangle Institute, RTP, NC
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The fact is that C did convert from =OP to OP= without much
hassle, ambiguities notwithstanding.
The key thing that made it possible is that

	The C compiler can warn of hazardous/ambiguous situations

It is the fact that the C compiler can warn of hazardous/ambiguous
operator precedences that makes me believe we can change
C precedence (in those few places where it makes sense)
without too much hassle.

Whether or not a new set of rules becomes permitted
(it is probably too late to force a switchover)
I sure wish compilers would warn me of dubious situations.
	Tom Truscott