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From: Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk>
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Subject: Re: Suggested method for returning a string from a C program?
Date: Sat, 22 Mar 2025 14:32:01 +0000
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On 22/03/2025 14:22, Scott Lurndal wrote:
> Programmers shouldn't be making 'assumptions' in the first place.
> 
> The architectural ABI describes fully the capabilities of the
> native types.  If the programmer isn't aware of that, they
> shouldn't be programming.

Did programmer just assume that all programmers are told on which 
platforms their code will be run? Not all C programmers are so 
pampered.

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