From 4953895541593732186 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f78e5,ea96cc047f6a22cc X-Google-Attributes: gidf78e5,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-08-15 19:45:01 PST Return-Path: X-Authentication-Warning: mulga.cs.mu.OZ.AU: fjh set sender to devnull@stump.algebra.com using -f Path: archiver1.google.com!newsfeed.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!comp-std-cpp-robomod!not-for-mail X-Robomod: STUMP, ichudov@algebra.com (Igor Chudov) From: comeau@panix.com (Greg Comeau) Newsgroups: comp.std.c++ Subject: Re: extern "C" -- what is the intent? Organization: Comeau Computing; http://www.comeaucomputing.com Message-ID: <9lfabt$6el$1@panix3.panix.com> References: <090820010209154805%BobbySchmidt@mac.com> <3B7A3FAF.1E5AD4B2@lmf.ericsson.se> Reply-To: comeau@comeaucomputing.com Approved: Fergus Henderson , moderator of comp.std.c++ Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2001 21:44:23 CST Lines: 30 Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.std.c++:7007 In article <3B7A3FAF.1E5AD4B2@lmf.ericsson.se>, Attila Feher wrote: >Gabriel Dos Reis wrote: >> FORTRAN (in all capitals) is a generic name to designate any version >> of that language released before 1977 (inclusive) and Fortran any >> version after 1990 (inclusive). So you've got two extern >> specifications. > >Although I am not using Fortran this made me curious: what on Earth >could force the C++ comitee to come up with such "intuitive" kind of >disctinction? I mean why isn't Fortan77 and Fortan90+ or something >which actually tells the difference? If I get a code, should look into >it, see "FORTRAN" everywhere I wil never ever realize that the reason >why it does not work is that it is supposed to be now "Fortran"... The C++ Standard doesn't place a requirement for how "FORTRAN" should be spelled, it is only mentioned as a suggestion. It's up to the implementation (including to reject it). -- Greg Comeau Countdown to "export": December 1, 2001 Comeau C/C++ ONLINE ==> http://www.comeaucomputing.com/tryitout World Class Compilers: Breathtaking C++, Amazing C99, Fabulous C90. Comeau C/C++ with Dinkumware's Libraries. Have you tried it? --- [ comp.std.c++ is moderated. To submit articles, try just posting with ] [ your news-reader. If that fails, use mailto:std-c++@ncar.ucar.edu ] [ --- Please see the FAQ before posting. --- ] [ FAQ: http://www.research.att.com/~austern/csc/faq.html ]