'end' is not a reserved word, it's a global variable name. In other environments, overwriting it may not cause an immediate disaster, but probably will eventually. -- Mac :}) ** I normally forward private questions to the appropriate mail list. ** Ask Smarter: http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html Give a hobbit a fish and he eats fish for a day. Give a hobbit a ring and he eats fish for an age. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alex Song" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 19:19 Subject: RE: gcc bug, cygwin specific cygwin-1.3.10-1 gcc-2.95.3-5
> > >The global 'end' is a reserved word. It refers to the end of the data > > >area. That means you can't use it as a global variable in your program. > > is this reserved word cygwin specific ? or is it a reserved word for all gcc ? -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
