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From: Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com>
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Subject: Re: Baby X is bor nagain
Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2024 01:43:20 -0700
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Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> writes:

> On Sat, 29 Jun 2024 19:42:01 +0200
> David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> wrote:
>
>> gcc, however, is restricted and limited by its past - the developers
>> do not lightly make changes that will result in compilation failures
>> of code that previously compiled fine and had been tested to run
>> correctly.  Such changes - as made for gcc 14 - are only done after
>> long discussion and long testing with existing code bases.
>
> Default input dialect of C language was changed (it seems, to gnu17)
> before gcc14.  May be, in gcc12.
> BTW, finding out what dialect is a defaul is less than trivial.

I think it isn't hard to find out what variation of the C language
gcc takes in its default mode.

More importantly though, one should always give an explicit -std=
option, and specify which version of the language is desired.
Anything less is just asking for trouble.