[net.unix-wizards] Globals turning into locals ?

dya@unc-c.UUCP (04/10/84)

     Is there some bug/local option within the "C" compiler such that programs
more than, say 8000 lines long treat ALL variables as local ? A friend has
written such a programme, which, after a certain threshold number of lines,
exhibits those symptoms.

     Just curious....

--David "Flame gently, I'm an analog engineer" Anthony

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ron@brl-vgr.ARPA (Ron Natalie <ron>) (04/10/84)

Gentle flames.  Many bugs or local features exist among the many
implementations of C in the world.  If you have a particular bug
or strange side effect in your compiler that you would like to
discuss, PLEASE tell us which implementation you are using.  Like...
I am using the MIT PCC on a 68000 or the Phototypesetter edition
of the Ritchie compiler on a PDP-11.

Thanks.

-Ron