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On Thu, 29 Sep 2011 22:57:25 +0530, Nilesh Govindarajan wrote about |
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[gentoo-user] Strange GCC behavior: |
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> Default function arguments in C are specified like this: |
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> int func(int a = 10) {} // just a dummy function |
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> Now I save that in a file called foo.c |
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> The above piece of code is valid in C as well as C++ |
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Not in C90. The default grammar does not permit default values for |
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arguments in C, only C++. |
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> Why is this happening? O_o |
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Try adding -std=gnu99 as a compiler switch. That switches the grammar |
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from C90 to C99, with Gnu extensions too. |
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Regards, |
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Dave [RLU #314465] |
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dwnoon@××××××××.com (David W Noon) |
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