Re: C syntax errors

On Sat, 18 Jan 2014, frank kolmann wrote:

> Presumable it has compiled elsewhere.
> http://www.c-program-example.com/2012/02/k-r-c-programs-exercise-5-20.html

As already mentioned, this appears to be bad code.  Right away, the double 
slashes aren't valid for start of comment in plain C (but are valid in C++ 
nad other languages).  Other bad code jumps out in the dcl(void) function 
with these two statements:

for(ns = 0; gettoken() == '*';)
  ns++;

This appears to simply increment ns as long as the gettoken() function 
returns character '*'.  If that is really the intent they should have 
written:

for(ns = 0; gettoken() == '*'; ns++);

Nit picking, but indicative of other bad code to follow:

while(ns --> 0)

This code will never compile because there is no such thing as a --> 
operator in plain C.  Maybe they meant => but you would just be guessing.

Start with an example that actually works instead of this useless stuff. 
Don't blame yourself, blame the terrible example.

James Rich

if you want to understand why that is, there are many good books on
the design of operating systems. please pass them along to redmond
when you're done reading them :)
 	- Paul Davis on ardour-dev
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