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From: blandy@marduk.cs.cornell.edu (Jim Blandy)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Leo's ANSI C flame
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Date: 1 Jul 88 15:03:19 GMT
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Please, PLEASE don't let's get into a C debate about modifying string
constants.  I subscripe to comp.lang.c, and it's painful enough listening
to them argue about the value of NULL.  If I didn't get useful information
out of that group, I'd unsubscribe in a second.  If you want to debate
this, please move the discussion there.

You should give the new K&R a thorough read-through; they answer this
particular question anyway.
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Jim Blandy - blandy@crnlcs.bitnet
"insects were insects when man was just a burbling whatisit."  - archie