Date: Thu, 17 Oct 1996 21:12:34 +1000 (EST) From: michael butler <imb@scgt.oz.au> To: luigi@labinfo.iet.unipi.it (Luigi Rizzo) Cc: phk@FreeBSD.org, hackers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: enum considered bad ? Message-ID: <199610171112.VAA15331@asstdc.scgt.oz.au> In-Reply-To: <199610170804.JAA05315@labinfo.iet.unipi.it> from Luigi Rizzo at "Oct 17, 96 09:04:01 am"
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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
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