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Path: ...!weretis.net!feeder9.news.weretis.net!feeder8.news.weretis.net!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> Newsgroups: comp.lang.c Subject: Re: how cast works? Date: Sun, 18 Aug 2024 03:37:27 -0700 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 22 Message-ID: <86ttfidsm0.fsf@linuxsc.com> References: <v8vlo9$2oc1v$1@dont-email.me> <slrnvb7kis.28a.dan@djph.net> <v929ah$3u7l7$1@dont-email.me> <87ttfu94yv.fsf@nosuchdomain.example.com> <v93a3t$6q7v$1@dont-email.me> <v93e2q$8put$1@dont-email.me> <87bk228uzg.fsf@nosuchdomain.example.com> <v94pji$m1ib$1@dont-email.me> <v95lb7$26koh$1@dont-email.me> <v96000$3fvsp$2@dont-email.me> <v96580$788h$1@dont-email.me> <v9fhc9$3s7t2$1@dont-email.me> <v9flep$3sphj$1@dont-email.me> <87bk1wgq9w.fsf@nosuchdomain.example.com> <v9ggvn$1t25$1@dont-email.me> <86le10t29k.fsf@linuxsc.com> <v9grqg$4cjd$2@dont-email.me> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Injection-Date: Sun, 18 Aug 2024 12:37:28 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="c515e38b156ea485062cf8517e8b6236"; logging-data="2472313"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX18vqPByuUjWQfmqqXYTI0C+rhg4bBJHYwg=" User-Agent: Gnus/5.11 (Gnus v5.11) Emacs/22.4 (gnu/linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:bGpHxJdBY2kEa942B/3RvBgdsX4= sha1:byw+o2y5tveeXjh/4WxtfwLXV08= Bytes: 2168 Bart <bc@freeuk.com> writes: > On 14/08/2024 00:46, Tim Rentsch wrote: > >> Bart <bc@freeuk.com> writes: >> >>> So, for all this fuss about 'cast' in the Standard, it isn't >>> even a reserved word in C itself. >> >> Many or most of the defined terms in the C standard are not >> keywords or reserved words in the C language. > > My point was, if 'cast' /was/ a reserved word, then you'd have to > get it just right with no quibbling. I knew what you meant. > But it isn't. A bit silly to apply just as strict rules to humans > discussing topics in English. Not silly at all, in the context of educated discussions in a technical newsgroup.