Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S264647AbTGCJrE (ORCPT ); Thu, 3 Jul 2003 05:47:04 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S265675AbTGCJrE (ORCPT ); Thu, 3 Jul 2003 05:47:04 -0400 Received: from caramon.arm.linux.org.uk ([212.18.232.186]:30995 "EHLO caramon.arm.linux.org.uk") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S264647AbTGCJrD (ORCPT ); Thu, 3 Jul 2003 05:47:03 -0400 Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2003 11:01:26 +0100 From: Russell King To: Juan Quintela Cc: junkio@cox.net, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] (trivial 2.5.74) compilation fix drivers/mtd/mtd_blkdevs.c Message-ID: <20030703110126.C15013@flint.arm.linux.org.uk> Mail-Followup-To: Juan Quintela , junkio@cox.net, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org References: <7vbrwc3sxo.fsf@assigned-by-dhcp.cox.net> <86llvgkk59.fsf@trasno.mitica> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5.1i In-Reply-To: <86llvgkk59.fsf@trasno.mitica>; from quintela@mandrakesoft.com on Thu, Jul 03, 2003 at 11:57:22AM +0200 X-Message-Flag: Your copy of Microsoft Outlook is vulnerable to viruses. See www.mutt.org for more details. Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 734 Lines: 21 On Thu, Jul 03, 2003 at 11:57:22AM +0200, Juan Quintela wrote: > >>>>> "junkio" == junkio writes: > > junkio> C does not let us declar variables in the middle of a block (yet). > > It depends what do you call C :) > > C99 does. Unfortunately gcc 2.95.x does not allow it, so we shouldn't be using it in the kernel (yet). -- Russell King (rmk@arm.linux.org.uk) The developer of ARM Linux http://www.arm.linux.org.uk/personal/aboutme.html - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/