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From: "Mark E." <snowball3 AT bigfoot DOT com>
To: djgpp-workers AT delorie DOT com
Date: Sun, 23 May 1999 12:40:55 -0400
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Subject: Re: New Keyword for C
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> 
> On Sat, 22 May 1999 Kbwms AT aol DOT com wrote:
> 
> > I understand from CUJ that a new keyword in C is in the works -
> > restrict.  An article in their July issue (to be published in June) 
> > has a description.
> 
> No.  But perhaps somebody on djgpp-workers knows.
> 

gcc 2.95 will support it. The intent of the restrict qualifier is to aid in 
optimization. Pointers with the 'restrict' qualifier cannot point to the 
same object.

Here's a page that talks about restrict:
http://www.lysator.liu.se/c/restrict.html

BTW, you can pick up a copy of the latest available draft at:
www.c9x.org

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Mark Elbrecht, snowball3 AT bigfoot DOT com
http://snowball.frogspace.net/