Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!atbowler
From: atbowler@watmath.waterloo.edu (Alan T. Bowler [SDG])
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c
Subject: Re: Global variables (was Re: Caution for those considering MSC 5.0)
Message-ID: <17353@watmath.waterloo.edu>
Date: 8 Mar 88 00:59:30 GMT
References: <11754@brl-adm.ARPA> <620@viper.Lynx.MN.Org> <2302@umd5.umd.edu> <987@ssc-bee.ssc-vax.UUCP>
Reply-To: atbowler@watmath.waterloo.edu (Alan T. Bowler [SDG])
Organization: U. of Waterloo, Ontario
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In article <987@ssc-bee.ssc-vax.UUCP> lee@ssc-vax.UUCP (Lee Carver) writes:
>
>NEVER, NEVER, NEVER assume the system is going to put something
>there unless you explicitly request it.  It stops a lot of bugs dead
>in their tracks.  You might get away with it if you don't, but how
>will you be sure?

Wheither or not the system actually initializes static data to zero
is irrelevant.  Lee's rule is a good one to follow simply for the
benefit of the human being has to read the code.