Re: question about linker

Bart <bc@freeuk.com> writes:

On 04/12/2024 16:38, Tim Rentsch wrote:
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Ben Bacarisse <ben@bsb.me.uk> writes:
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Bart <bc@freeuk.com> writes:
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On 03/12/2024 11:15, Ben Bacarisse wrote:
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Bart <bc@freeuk.com> writes:
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If I write this
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    int *A, B[10], C(int);
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My compiler tells me that:
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    A is a local variable [...]
    B is a local variable [...]
    C is a function with return type of 'i32', taking one
      unnamed parameter of type 'i32'.
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(Interestingly, it places C into module scope, so the same
declaration can also create names in different scopes!)

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That means your compiler is not compiling standard C.  In standard C
all entities declared locally have block scope, not file scope.

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OK, it can be added to the list of things that make C harder to
compile.

On the contrary, it makes C easier to compile, because there is no
need to check for different cases.  There is a single rule that
applies to all local declarations.