Converting FORTRAN to C
    jim at ISM780B.UUCP 
    jim at ISM780B.UUCP
       
    Mon Jan 14 16:44:10 AEST 1985
    
    
  
>This case in
>particular is not under the complete control of the compiler implementor;
>a cross compiler has little control over the target environment, where
>malloc() may not be so wise.
Fine, then a wise implementor.  Lets not quibble.  The point is that a lot of
code compares to &a[sizeof a] and an implementor, whoever it is and whichever
part of the environment s/he has control over, who doesn't take that into
account will get lots of complaints.
-- Jim Balter, INTERACTIVE Systems (ima!jim)
    
    
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