function prototype problem

[Doug Gwyn]

In article <1763 at scolex> seanf at sco.COM (Sean Fagan) writes:
>However, I also prefer declaring parameters the old-style way, ...
>Again, I think most ANSI-C compilers will support this as an option, ...

It's not an option; ANSI C requires that old-style declarations and
definitions also be supported.  It is the attempt to mix both styles
for the same function that causes potential problems.