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From: Don_A_Corbitt@cup.portal.com
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c
Subject: Re: function prototype problem
Message-ID: <11313@cup.portal.com>
Date: 14 Nov 88 15:48:53 GMT
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>char *rpeet  ( short, char );
>char *rpeet ( num, ch)
> short num; char ch;
>--
>and get the following gripe from my compiler (gcc 1.30):
>
>rpeet.c: In function rpeet:
>rpeekkjt.c:9: argument `num' doesn't match function prototype
>rpeet.c:9: argument `ch' doesn't match function prototype
>
>Mark
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The problem is you are mixing declaration types.  Old style (K&R) automatically
promotes short/char to int.  New style (ANSI) lets you declare/pass shorts and
chars (although it is usually less efficient).  You should declare rpeet as
char *rpeet(short num, char ch) { ...
	Don Corbitt, CrystalGraphics, Inc.
	Don_A_Corbitt@cup.portal.com "The place with no .signature file"
	(This is my first posting, if it ends up in New Zealand and nowhere
	else, I'd appreciate mailed hints on what I shoulda done...:-)