Re: Linux 2.4.26-pre2

[Jeff Garzik]

Rene Herman wrote:
> David Weinehall wrote:
>
> > > > In standard C we declare all variables at the top of a function. While
> > > > some compilers allow extension, it is not a good idea to get used to
> > > > them if we want portable code.
> > >
> > >
> > > Oh, come on. This is _kernel_ code, it won't ever be compiled with 
> > > anything
> > > not GCC-compatible.
> >
> >
> > Ugly warts don't become any less ugly just because gcc accepts them...
>
>
> Mixing code and declarations is also c99. For (a sane) gcc specifically, 
> you have to tell it -std=c89 -pedantic to have it even complain.

Agreed, with the proviso s/sane/new/

We want to support older gccs that do not support the C99/C++ syntax, 
for now.

	Jeff




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