RE: [UM1-coders] interface.c

[Adrian S. J. <AS...@pa...>]

> From: J.P. King [mailto:jp...@he...]
>=20
> > __lint is for when you use 'lint', the C program fluff finder.
> > I presume it is there specifically to avoid the=20
> double-defines, as lint
> > will complain loudly about them.
> >=20
> > When I get a chance, I'll run the source through lint here=20
> (I have one
> > that deals with C++), and then let other people fix all the=20
> warnings...
>=20
> Heh - want me to run the code through Sun's compiler suite?  :-)
> I don't know if there is a lint included there, although I can try it.

There probably isn't. But good luck, as Sun's compiler suite is
suitably different from g++.
Oh hang on, yes there is a lint with it, but it (at least 4 years ago)
doesn't handle C++.

> I could probably install it on something, but that would be...
> what is the word I am looking for?  Oh yes, 'illegal'.  >:->

You can get hold of temporary 1 month licence if you're that bothered.

> > Ah, that one. My personal preference would be to take the programmer
> > who wrote those functions out to a wall and shoot them.
>=20
> The 'Ugly' functions or just whoever is responsible for=20
> termcap/terminfo?

Whoever is responsible for termcap/terminfo. Unfortunately that would
mean shooting the author of one of my favourite games, rogue, as
curses/termcap evolved out of that.

Adrian.