Bug in Unix System V C compiler

[moss at BRL-VLD.ARPA]

From:      "Gary S. Moss (DRXBR-VLD-V)" <moss at BRL-VLD.ARPA>

Seriously folks, it is MOST ASSUREDLY professional to use long variable
names that are unique in the first 8 characters, this allows descriptive
names with minimal restriction.  After all, just because the compiler
ignores the rest of the name doesn't mean you have to.  Let's face it,
either you're aware of non-portable constructs or you aren't, either you
choose to write portable code or you don't, but implying that portable
code must have short variable names is misleading.

That's why the original example didn't bomb out with a compiler error
like "Identifier too long : godamnid1" or "Godamn what? [ Let's leave
God out of this one ;-) ]".

-- Moss.