ANSI prototypes, the right choice...

[Sean Eric Fagan]

In article <2941 at cirrusl.UUCP> dhesi%cirrusl at oliveb.ATC.olivetti.com (Rahul Dhesi) writes:
>     int myfunc PARAMS((int i, char *p));
>     int myfunc (i, p)
>     int i;
>     char *p;
>     {...}

>What's good about this style is:  (a) It is compatible with both ANSI
>and non-ANSI C environments;

And

	myfunc (PARAMS((char c, float f));
	myfunc (c,f) char c; float f; {}

is *not* right, it is a syntax error, as much as declaring myfunc to be a
float the second time is.

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