Re: do { quit; } else { }

On 2025-04-11, Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> wrote:

On Thu, 10 Apr 2025 17:59:15 -0700
Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> wrote:
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An understanding of what "compatible types" means.

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Bart didn't say that types are compatible or non-compatible.
He said that they are 'compatible enough'. That is not terminology of C
Standard, but terminology of his own. And he seems to understand it.
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In my own translation, 'compatible enough' means that when these structs
are accessed then any sane or even semi-sane compiler will generate code
that will have the same effect as in case of access through structures
with literally identical declarations.

so struct { long x; } and struct { int x; } are compatible enough,
in situations that are portable enough.

A sphere and a cow are similar enough, ...

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