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Re:What is C in practice? by pjmlp on Monday June 29, 2015 @02:08PM (#9799810)
Really?! How do you specify alignment and packing in ANSI C?
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Re:What is C in practice? by stephencanon on Monday June 29, 2015 @02:12PM (#9799838)
_Alignof( ) and _Alignas( )?
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Re:What is C in practice? by pjmlp on Monday June 29, 2015 @02:22PM (#9799895)
Yeah, since C11 only.

However very few compilers, specially in the embedded and real time OS space do offer C11 compliance.

Gcc and clang aren't the only game in town. If one aims to write compliant C code much more compilers come into the picture.

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Re:What is C in practice? by Joky on Monday June 29, 2015 @05:08PM (#9801102)
Isn't it that if you write standard compliant C code, much less compilers come into the picture ;)
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Re:What is C in practice? by pjmlp on Tuesday June 30, 2015 @02:46AM (#9803381)
No, there is C89, C99 and C11.

What reduces the set of compilers is the reliance on compiler specific behaviours or recently approved standards, when compilers are still catching up.

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