Sylvestre Ledru <sylves...@debian.org> writes: > > > Nested functions are NOT part of the C and C++ standard: > > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nested_function#Languages > > > > > > The gcc support is a mistake. > > > > "Nested functions" is an official GCC extension: > > > > https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc-4.9.0/gcc/Nested-Functions.html > > Yes. It has been implemented as a side effect of the ADA support in gcc > (just like Variable Length Array).
That may be the historical reason for its existence, but, for as long as it is documented, it is an officially supported extension by GCC. > It is not because gcc supports it that it is standard C... This is true, it is not standard C; ANSI or otherwise. > Arthur's patch is doing the correct implementation (static function in > the same object file). The "correct" implementation? We have, in our program, chosen to use many non-standardized extensions: We use Linux-specific features and not only those of the POSIX kernel functions. We use GLibc-specific features and not only those of the POSIX standard library. We also, as you have noticed, use features specific to GCC and not only those of the ANSI C standard. Is this not "correct"? /Teddy Hogeborn -- The Mandos Project http://www.recompile.se/mandos
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