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On Wed, 2004-Sep-29 13:16:19 -0400, Thomas Dickey wrote:
>_nc_tracebits is a variable, not a function.  You can't "call" it.

[Ignoring the specific issue since Thomas now agrees that
_nc_tracebits is a function, not a variable].

You _can_ call a variable.  It's just frowned upon.  For an example,
see http://www.ioccc.org/1984/mullender.c

-- 
Peter Jeremy