Re: question about linker

On 06/12/2024 02:10, Keith Thompson wrote:

Bart <bc@freeuk.com> writes:

    while cond();
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A do-while, but comment out the 'do', and it's a compound statement
followed by a while loop

 You forgot the parentheses around the condition.

They're there, but in the wrong place.

This duality of 'while' bothers me.

 Noted as yet another thing that bothers you.

I take that nothing about C bothers you. Or that you keep it to yourself.
Have you ever tried to design your own language? Then you might get more interested in these matters and might be more vocal about shortcomings in other languages.

Can you explain briefly just what you're trying to accomplish here?

Let me turn it around. What are you, or any of the regulars, doing here?
It's incredibly rare that somebody new comes along with a fresh question about C. Few still use usenet. If you want to see actual beginner questions about C (and a hundred other matters that would be considered off-topic here), have a glance at a forum like Reddit. I expect there are many others.
You'll be kept busy!
Anyway, my question stands. Presumably you enjoy the higher level discussion about certain matters; so do I. But I also have to spend time battling endless personal attacks because I'm perceived as an upstart (even though I'm now receiving my state pension!).