"a();" not a valid external declaration in pANS C.

[Stephen J. Friedl]

In article <46 at microsoft.UUCP> jangr at microsoft.UUCP (Jan Gray) writes:
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> pANS C accepts "int a();" and "a() {}" but not "a();", which is valid K&R C.
> I am curious about the rationale behind this change.  Was it "nobody really
> uses that construct, and banning it simplifies the grammar"?

In article <2856 at epimass.EPI.COM>, jbuck at epimass.EPI.COM (Joe Buck) writes:
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> Not only does nobody use that construct intentionally, but I've seen
> problems arise because of typos because of this construct.

I hate to tell you this folks, but this default-type-is-int is
indeed used in a wide body of C code.  Check with your local
archive site for recent the Obfuscated C contest entries.

     Steve :-)

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