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default const 3 42 (10/3/2003 5:25:54 PM) comp.lang.c Anyone know why "const" isn't the default for function parameters? I almost never see code where function parameters are modified intentionally (and when I do, I usually think copying the value to a local varia... Ed

3-byte ints 28 35 (9/23/2003 2:19:37 PM) comp.lang.c I have 2 counters - one is required to be a 2-byte variable while the other is required to be 3 bytes (not my choice, but I'm stuck with it!). I've declared them as: unsigned short small; unsigned long large... Ed

telnet color change 10 14 (9/18/2003 10:43:00 AM) comp.unix.questions When I telnet from my PC to my UNIX server (using Windows XPs telnet which sets the TERM as ansi), my background colour starts of as white, with my foreground colour blue. During login, my .profile executes a... Ed

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when GOTO makes sense. 45 36 (11/29/2003 3:08:10 AM) comp.lang.c K&R pg.66 describes two situations when using goto makes sense. Has anyone here come across situations where using goto provided the most elegant solution. -- http://www.kashmiri-pandit.org/atrocities/index... desi_coder (17)

EFFICIENCY question: need help from the C geniuses 31 30 (12/1/2003 6:02:00 AM) comp.lang.c Hello- i am trying to make the function addbitwise more efficient. the code below takes an array of binary numbers (of size 5) and performs bitwise addition. it looks ugly and it is not elegant but it appears ... nomorespamever (8)

Effect of goto on local variables 8 25 (12/2/2003 11:43:27 AM) comp.lang.c I am in a situation where only "goto" seems to be the answer for my program logic where I have to retry calling some repeated functions. Can anybody help in the usage of goto and its effect in local variables,... pertheli (6)

Input/Output function 5 29 (12/3/2003 9:35:07 AM) comp.lang.c Don't you know the function that can make input without writing charecters on the output (under UNIX). I mean something like, when you write Password on Unix, you write and the charecters are not seen, but ther... maths_fan (17)

SUID Linux script does not work #2 1 19 (12/3/2003 1:52:39 PM) comp.unix.questions I've some difficulties with SUID scripts. On a Linux system (bash shell) with a single user (no security risk) and 2 accounts (root and fmichel), I would like to create a script with root privileges, runable u... Franck.Michel (7)

Work schedule 3 37 (12/5/2003 12:29:13 PM) comp.lang.c I got my work schedule for the coming week. It is a tough one. I am going to get very tired. date Begin Tour End Tour HRS (minus 1/2 lunch) 12/5/03(Fri) 1200 2230 ... xabowers (230)

incompatible pointer assignment ? 8 36 (12/5/2003 2:07:31 PM) comp.lang.c Hello, I have a question; Can someone explain this beginning programmer why the following pointer `ptr' assigment to the array of pointers to strings `*palpha[]' won't work ? #include #include int main(... lyyymvoefewtglyyyfu (1)

mindless: Do you have a good name for a class that...? 12 42 (12/5/2003 10:10:12 PM) comp.lang.c Do you have a good name for a class that is both routes and transforms a message? Somehow transouter or routformer doesnt jive, and a most things that route,send, direct don't also transform, and things that c... timasmith (248)

origin of "daemons" 5 19 (12/7/2003 5:14:15 PM) comp.unix.questions Hello, server processes in Unix and similar systems are normally called "daemons". Can someone tell me when and by who this naming was invented and what were the reasons for it? Pointers to appropriate web pag... jeltsch (69)

--(int)d 15 23 (12/9/2003 1:04:07 AM) comp.lang.c Is this code correct C and C++? { enum MyEnum { ME_A, ME_B } d = ME_B; --(int)d; /* 'd' should be ME_A now. I added the cast because g++ would not accept the program without it. */ } gcc accepts it, but MS V... yuu (11)