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From: mike@hpfcdc.HP.COM (Mike McNelly)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
Subject: Re: UNIX C compilers and ANSI C
Message-ID: <5570119@hpfcdc.HP.COM>
Date: 2 Feb 89 16:57:51 GMT
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> I've been trying to use function prototypes as described
> in the second edition of Kernighan & Ritchie.
	> It appears though that the cc compiler on our HP9000 series
> 350 does not support these features. Can someone tell me if it is correct
> that the C compiler is a vanilla C conforming to the first edition
> of K&R? Should I abandon prototyping, especially if I want my 
> programs to be easily portable?

Function prototypes are not currently supported on Series 300 since they
are a new feature of the ANSI proposal.  We are working on an ANSI C
compiler but it will not be released before the proposal becomes a
standard.  Because of release schedule differences you can expect to see
ANSI C released on the Series 800 somewhat earlier than on Series 300
but rest assured that we consider ANSI C a high priority on both
machines and it will be provided as soon as possible.

Sorry, I have no knowledge of your tset problem.

Mike McNelly
mike%hpfcla@hplabs.hp.com