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From: michael butler <imb@scgt.oz.au>
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Subject: Re: enum considered bad ?
In-Reply-To: <199610170804.JAA05315@labinfo.iet.unipi.it> from Luigi Rizzo at "Oct 17, 96 09:04:01 am"
To: luigi@labinfo.iet.unipi.it (Luigi Rizzo)
Date: Thu, 17 Oct 1996 21:12:34 +1000 (EST)
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Luigi Rizzo writes:

> > I've noticed that "enum" is hardly ever used in C programs, ..

> isn't it more a compatibility issue with old compilers which do not
> support it ?

"old" = pre-version 7 unix .. in the days where John Lions' books were
a reflection "current technology". "enum" is just as old as "long",

	michael