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From: Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com>
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Subject: Re: question about linker
Date: Thu, 05 Dec 2024 06:33:39 -0800
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Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> writes:

> Bart <bc@freeuk.com> writes:
>
>> On 04/12/2024 22:58, Keith Thompson wrote:
>>
>>> Bart <bc@freeuk.com> writes:
>>>
>>>> OK, if it's so simple, explain it to me.
>>>
>>> I'll pretend that was a sincere question.
>>
>> Let's put it this way:  if somebody asked me what the rule was, I
>> wouldn't be able to tell them.
>
> Probably because there's no single rule.  As I wrote, "{" and "}"
> are used in different contexts with different meanings.  (So are
> "(", ")", ";", and "static".)  I have no particular expectation
> that there should be a single rule covering all the cases, just
> because they happen to use the same symbol.
>
> A reasonable person would have ackowledged that I've at least
> tried to answer your question.

For the record I appreciate your efforts to answer Bart's C
questions.