> The [568]c compilers in the Go tree are based on the Inferno/Plan 9 > compilers. Did something change?
yes. they've changed a number of things. here's a sample of what the op ment #include <u.h> #include <libc.h> #define x /* this is * such a drag */ y void main(void) { int y; x = 1; print("%d\n", x); exits(""); } allowing that would seem to me to invite trouble. - erik