Parameter Types in Old-Style Function Definitions

[Mark Hjelm]

What is the compiler allowed/required to do for this:

    f(a, b)
        float a;
        char b;
    {
    }

Is the type of "a" (as seen inside of "f") float or double or either?
Is the type of "b" char or int or either? 

Mark
hjelm at cs.cmu.edu