== vs. = a final word

[Eddie Wyatt]

 I thought I would add a final observation on the issue of ==  vs. =
and associated bugs.  I've come to the conclusion that simularity of
== and = is not at fault.   Neither is the feature that both may
appear within the same context.   It is the combination of features
that really compose the problem, not the individual components.
Any redesign should be evaluated against this flaw.  

Again this is not a proposal to change C, just a discussion of a misfeature.

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Eddie Wyatt 				e-mail: edw at ius1.cs.cmu.edu