geoff@desint.UUCP (Geoff Kuenning) (12/22/84)
In article <635@bunker.UUCP> garys@bunker.UUCP (Gary M. Samuelson) writes: >OK, how about: > > extern sys_read() = "SYS$READ"; > Nope, because this can't be used for anything except functions. Specifically, I may want to write extern "SYS$_ERROR_CODE" int errno; (Yuck! A syntax designer I clearly am not. Would somebody with some talent please step into this and save me from myself?) How about: extern char *getopt (): "LIB$GET_MCR"; (I figure if I cause you guys enough pain, I will *force* you into making a better suggestion). -- Geoff Kuenning ...!ihnp4!trwrb!desint!geoff