From: Radical NetSurfer <radsmail AT juno DOT com>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: syntax E?r?r?o?r?
Date: Sun, 02 Jul 2000 20:36:37 -0400
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Lets see if I have this right:

It is _NOT_ possible to _mix_ code and declarations,
(or at least as indicated in my original example) ?!?
Hmm... this is news to me, and sounds like that would
break a whole lot of code thats out there.

2nd: I suppose I should remember that not everybody would
   of recognized that I had enough foresight to have actually
   of had <time.h> and the Rseed declaration as well, and the rest in
the ACTUAL program.... (sheesh people!)

3rd: What I am amazed at was that GCC was giving me a
   "parse error ... trnd...", which technically seemed silly.
 and ONLY after adding additional declarations (oh yeah,
the actual clincher: a statment thats more "code-like" than
declaration)... should of seen that myself.

I am aware that declaring variables thus:
  for (int i=0; i<1000; ++i ) { }  
    used to be considered perfectly acceptable,
   also interspersing declarations and "code" perse,
   is tolerable under certain conditions.

BOTTOM LINE: GCC only seems to complain at certain times,
  and not others... try it sometime with my original example.
[or yeah, for those who aren't intuitive to have know, remember
the <time.h>, Rseed, etc etc stuff..ok?]

I wasn't trying other compilers; I was concerned with DJGPP's
reaction at the time.

AGAIN: I do pay attention to the responses, so thanks.

On Sat, 01 Jul 2000 22:24:36 -0400, Radical NetSurfer
<radsmail AT juno DOT com> wrote:

>OK! enough is quite enough for Crying Out Loud!
>
>int main(int argc, char **argv) {
>int retv;
>    
>    retv = 0;  /* return value from functions */
>
>/*** Random Number Initialization **********/
>     time_t trnd;                   
>     Rseed    = time(&trnd);  
>     srand((unsigned)Rseed);
>
>[snip]
>} //main()
>
>OK!  How is this a Compiler ERROR ?!!?!?!!?!?!?!?!!?!?!?
>
>sheesh! and golly g-willikurs!
>
>Always delighted to get (intelligent) Email:
>radsmail AT juno DOT com
>http://members.tripod.com/~RadSurfer/