RE: [Dev-C++] iterating by 2

[Ioannis V. <no...@ho...>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: dev...@li... 
> [mailto:dev...@li...] On Behalf 
> Of Teodorescu Cristian
> Sent: Wednesday, August 07, 2002 10:24 AM
> To: Dev-C++ Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [Dev-C++] iterating by 2
> 
> 
> Ioannis Vranos wrote:
> 
> >Actually, only with the exception that you use some specific compiler
> >treatment switch, a .c file is considered as a C source code 
> and .cpp as
> >C++ source code.
> >
> >
> >C & C++ are *different* languages.
> >
> >
> >In ANSI C++ 1998 standard the definition inside a for loop 
> is legal (and
> >recommended). In general  you can define variables where you 
> first need
> >them.
> >
> >
> >In ANSI C 1990 standard you can only define variables at the 
> beginning
> >of a scope only. 
> >
> >In ANSI C 1999 standard you can define variables as in C++, but the
> >language is messy.
> >
> >
> >Anyway when you code in C++ always use .cpp file.
> >  
> >
> yes i do you do but not everyone and most of them use c++ 
> features and 
> write procedural code and they say  that that code is write in c
> so they save with .c so ...


Even if when you write procedural code C and C++ have differences,
especially C99 and C++98.



> some compilers do mistacke like 
> borland 3.1 


Borland 3.1 is very old. I am talking about post ANSI C++ 1998 standard
era. That is for nowadays compilers.


> try this in a .c file
> int dummy (int & a )  my collegs do and by default the file name is 
> noname00.cpp compile run ok.
> After save in a.c compile error "not ok " and they stay about 
> 10 min to 
> figure out until theacher said that they had to rename the file


Yes.  That's what i am talking about. C and C++ are different. Save C
code in .c files and C++ code in .cpp files.


Ioannis

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