Re: segfault w/ block, but not file scope

Richard Heathfield <invalid@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> M.B said:
[...]
> I've never been to ur. I repeat that C does not have pass by reference. If
> you disagree, show me the part of the C Standard that supports your
> viewpoint.
>
>> C iimplements this by pointers.
>
> In C, pointers are passed by value.

I think M.B has a point, though he didn't state it particularly
coherently.

No, the C doesn't directly support pass by reference, but, like many
other things, it does support it indirectly.

C doesn't support linked lists or binary trees, but they can easily be
implemented in C.

We all know what the relevant features of the C language are and how
they can be used to implement what other languages might implement
more directly. The only argument here is about the meaning of the
statement "C has pass-by-value" or "C supports pass-by-value"; this
debate would perhaps be more appropriate in an English usage
newsgroup.

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