Simon Josefsson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Paul Eggert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
>> The extra comma is an indication to the reader that we know there are
>> missing zeros, and don't care. This style can be used for any object
>> in C89, e.g.:
>>
>> mbstate_t initial_state = { 0, };
>>
>> where we don't know whether mbstate_t is a structure, or an integer,
>> and the code works either way.
>
> I recall some compilers complaining about a trailing ','s. Is it
> really OK by C89? I'm just curious.
SunOS's /bin/cc was one of the complainers,
but we've all agreed to drop support for it.
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