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FYI: comp.lang.tcl.announce "under investigation" 2 21 (1/14/2010 8:12:33 PM) comp.lang.tcl Hello, fellow Tcl-ers, this is to inform you that the moderated newsgroup "comp.lang.tcl.announce" is currently on the radar of the Big8 management board, as it seems to be irresponsive and orphaned. See the... Michael

Write-protecting objects addressed via indirect pointers 21 36 (10/20/2009 1:33:51 PM) comp.lang.c Hello everybody, this question came up recently in a local C NG, and it's about how to correctly apply the "const" qualifier, when the object (i.e., a variable) is "double-referenced" (pointer to pointer to o... Michael

Question about C semantics/optimizing C compilers 9 32 (7/1/2009 12:11:59 AM) comp.lang.c Hello all, we recently had some discussion about "Duff's Device" and which code a modern, optimizing compiler should produce for it. In case you never heard of "Duff's Device", you can read all about it here... Michael

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standard pragma's? 54 234 (10/6/2010 6:13:00 PM) comp.lang.c Compiler-specific preprocessor features The #pragma directive is a compiler specific directive which compiler vendors may use for their own purposes. For instance, a #pragma is often used to allow suppre... Uno

Why Is My Function Slow? 21 35 (10/30/2009 8:39:19 AM) comp.lang.c I make abs() function. It is same for original library. But, it is slow. int myAbs ( int number ) { return( number>0 ? number : -number ); } I checked its running time, so It spend more than triple running t... raleighnc7 (2)

breakpoints 10 22 (10/27/2009 12:26:30 AM) comp.lang.c Is there a way to set breakpoints without relying on platforms / compilers or relying on nasal demons? By nasal demons, I mean this one-liner: void breakpoint() { *((char *) NULL) = 0; } ... andrey.vul (160)

static into structure 27 34 (10/26/2009 7:26:21 AM) comp.lang.c look at this code .... i am quite confuse why i am getting error while compiling it by gcc. #include struct myStructure { int i; static int si; }; int main() { struct myStructure a; printf("%... sumit15nov (23)

How to convert Infix notation to postfix notation 558 95 (10/26/2009 4:33:57 AM) comp.lang.c i have a string as (a+b)+8-(c/d) in Infix form. how can i convert it to postfix form using C language,,,???? ... etameem (4)

Write-protecting objects addressed via indirect pointers 21 36 (10/20/2009 1:33:51 PM) comp.lang.c Hello everybody, this question came up recently in a local C NG, and it's about how to correctly apply the "const" qualifier, when the object (i.e., a variable) is "double-referenced" (pointer to pointer to o... misc_ (22)

macro trick 6 44 (8/5/2009 12:55:22 PM) comp.lang.c Is there any way to stringify only the first argument of __VA_ARGS__ within a variadic macro? Maybe playing with disabling context could do the trick? a+, ld. ... Laurent.Deniau (124)

Question about C semantics/optimizing C compilers 9 32 (7/1/2009 12:11:59 AM) comp.lang.c Hello all, we recently had some discussion about "Duff's Device" and which code a modern, optimizing compiler should produce for it. In case you never heard of "Duff's Device", you can read all about it here... misc_ (22)