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From: mcdonald@uxe.cso.uiuc.edu
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Subject: Re: Character aliases are Satanic exten
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Date: 17 May 89 18:44:00 GMT
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>So a properly complying X3.9-1978 compiler SHOULD not accept this code
     Not true - properly complying compilers are allowed to
     take extensions to the language. This is an extension to F77.
>... needless to say nearly all known compilers have been extended due
>to market pressures ... :>

What you REALLY want is a compiler switch to require NO extensions.
Many compilers have this, or something close.

Doug McDonald