6 char externs and the ANSI standard

[Henry Spencer]

> Who actually uses lint?  ...

Most anybody who wants portable programs.  It's indispensable.

> I am actually curious how useful it is.  ... [Some of its complaints
> look silly.]

Very useful.  Even things that look "silly" sometimes have non-trivial
implications for portability, although it may just be that your code
*is* well-written and lint *is* being silly (which it is at times).
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				Henry Spencer @ U of Toronto Zoology
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