Re: do { quit; } else { }

On 06/04/2025 15:26, Michael S wrote:

More interesting question than the one above is: why post of Alexis
from 3 months ago named "Opinion on defer" is on topic in c.l.c ?
How exactly can we draw a line between two cases?
 

One possible distinction is if the post starts off making it clear that the discussion is about a potential extension or enhancement to C. Alexis discussed a blog article from a C standards committee member about a possible future C standard feature - that's entirely topical.
If Thiago had started off by saying he is prototyping this feature as an extension in his experimental C compiler, with a view to seeing how it helps real C code and then proposing it for an enhancement in future C standards, it could reasonably be considered topical (more so than many threads we have had).  Without context, however, it can reasonably be seen as unconnected to C and therefore entirely non-topical.
Since there is no explicit C context, but an implication that this might be an extension in his C compiler, it's a more of a grey area.  A number of regulars here have responded (with posts other than "this is off-topic"), so that suggests there is at least some interest in the group.