Varargs, portability

[Andrew Koenig]

>>Is the following program portable to any machine which provides a
>>(reasonable) implementation of C.
>> ...
>>	joe( 1,2.5,3,4.5,5,6.5,7,8.5,9,10.5,11,12.5,13,14.5,15, 16.5, 17, 
>>18.5, 19,20.5,21,22.5,23,24.5,25,26.5,27,28.5,29,30.5,31,32.5,33,34.5,35,36.5,
>>37,38.5,39,40.5,41,42.5,43,44.5,45,46.5,47,48.5,49,50.5,51,52.5) ;
>
>No, because you have exceeded the VAX's 255-byte argument limit.

Putting it another way: some compilers may be broken.

It is the compiler's job to shield users from silly restrictions
in the hardware.  Of course, some compilers fall down on the job.