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Christopher Browne  
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 More options Jun 24 2000, 3:00 am
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From: cbbro...@knuth.brownes.org (Christopher Browne)
Date: 2000/06/24
Subject: Re: Newbie asking for help
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Centuries ago, Nostradamus foresaw a time when Steve Long would say:

>Erik Naggum wrote:

>> * "Steven M. Haflich" <hafl...@pacbell.net>
>> | BTW, in an earlier post Erik wrote:
>> |
>> |   You're using a free variable, nlines, in this code.  You should not
>> |   use a free variable unless you have very specific need for it.  This
>> |   does not affect the correctness of your code, however.
>> |
>> | I think this is incorrect.  Use of a free, undeclared variable name
>> | is illegal.

>>   "Free variable" is orthogonal to "undeclared variable".  Your gripe
>>   is about "undeclared variables".  I talked about "free variable".
>>   Please, some precision when you pick nits.

>What is a "free variable?"

One that is malloc()ed and then released under the GNU General Public
License.

[Now ducking quickly, to dodge bullets, boiling oil, and projectile
vomit...]
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aa...@freenet.carleton.ca - <http://www.hex.net/~cbbrowne/>
I knew you weren't really interested.


 
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