Date: Mon, 08 Mar 2004 03:42:59 +0800
From: "Michael Frank" <mhf@linuxmail.org>
To: "Roland Dreier" <roland@topspin.com>,
       "Horst von Brand" <vonbrand@inf.utfsm.cl>
Subject: Re: Linux 2.4.26-pre2
Cc: "Eyal Lebedinsky" <eyal@eyal.emu.id.au>, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
References: <200403071619.i27GJkOZ003480@eeyore.valparaiso.cl> <52y8qcv6fy.fsf@topspin.com>
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On 07 Mar 2004 10:49:05 -0800, Roland Dreier <roland@topspin.com> wrote:

>     Eyal> In standard C we declare all variables at the top of a
>     Eyal> function. While some compilers allow extension, it is not a
>     Eyal> good idea to get used to them if we want portable code.
>
>     Horst> Oh, come on. This is _kernel_ code, it won't ever be
>     Horst> compiled with anything not GCC-compatible.
>
> gcc 2.95 rejects declarations after code.  The kernel, especially
> kernel 2.4, shouldn't use this particular extension, even if gcc 3
> accepts it.
>

I also use gcc 2.95 and have no intention to change compilers
for 2.4 at all as this compiler is most dependable and never
screwed up unlike 3.1.x and 3.2.2.

Documentation/Codingstyle also refers to K&R who historically
declare variables at the top of a function.

Excerpt:
	"all right-thinking people know that
	(a) K&R are _right_ and (b) K&R are right"

Regards
Michael
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