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RE: [PATCH]: "decorate" gcc extensions with __extension__
- From: "Gary R. Van Sickle" <g dot r dot vansickle at worldnet dot att dot net>
- To: <cygwin-patches at cygwin dot com>
- Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2005 18:12:03 -0600
- Subject: RE: [PATCH]: "decorate" gcc extensions with __extension__
> > Btw, the use of a ?: c is a conscious decision.
>
> Maybe I'm just old fashion and do not like "a ? : c", but I
> don't understand why you use it, other than saving a few
> keystrokes. Look, aside from the fact it keeps -pedantic
> from producing an error, explicitly expanding to "a ? a : c"
> makes the code easier to read and the intent more clear.
Yikes. I didn't even know you could do "a ? : c". When did C++ become
Perl?
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Gary R. Van Sickle