hi, is end being a global variable specific to the C language (which i doubt) ? to gcc ? to cygwin ? to windows ? or is it ALWAYS the case ?
thank you very much for your help. cheers, alex -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alex Song DESIGN ENGINEER EDMI Product Development Division [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ph : +61 7 3881 6443 FAX : +61 7 3881 6420 > -----Original Message----- > From: Michael A Chase [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, 13 March 2002 3:58 PM > To: Alex Song; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: gcc bug, cygwin specific cygwin-1.3.10-1 gcc-2.95.3-5 > > > '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/
