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From: karl@haddock.ima.isc.com (Karl Heuer)
Newsgroups: comp.std.c,comp.lang.c
Subject: Re: Prototypes (variable # of arguments)
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Date: 30 Apr 89 00:52:50 GMT
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In article <2775@cps3xx.UUCP> rang@cpswh.cps.msu.edu (Anton Rang) writes:
>I'm trying to do a prototype for BSD's "open"

BSD?  I thought AT&T was to blame for that mistake.

>	extern int open(char *, int, ...);
>Is there any way to limit this to only take 2 or 3 arguments (as
>opposed to 2 or more)?

No.  The prototype you gave is the best possible under the circumstances.
(Except that the first arg should be declared with "const".)

Karl W. Z. Heuer (ima!haddock!karl or karl@haddock.isc.com), The Walking Lint