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From: Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com>
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c
Subject: Re: relearning C: why does an in-place change to a char* segfault?
Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2024 20:34:43 -0700
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Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> writes:
> Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> writes:
>>> The more C is changed to resemble C++ the worse it becomes.  It
>>> isn't surprising that you like it.
>>
>> I presume that was intended as a personal insult.
>
> It wasn't.

Then you need to work on knowing when you've insulted someone.

For context, since the parent article is from a month and a half
ago, I was discussing a proposal to change a future C standard to
refer to "constants" as "literals".  I mentioned that I think it's
a good idea.

In response, you wrote the above.  The implication is that you
expect me to like ideas that make C worse.  At the time, I took
that as a clear insult.  Thinking about it now, I can only take
your word that it wasn't your intent, but I still don't see how it
could be anything other than a clear insult.

I've considered asking for an explanation, but I don't feel the
need to discuss this further.

-- 
Keith Thompson (The_Other_Keith) Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com
void Void(void) { Void(); } /* The recursive call of the void */