[comp.binaries.mac] Macintosh Technical Notes - #164: When to declare C functions

bytebug@felix.UUCP (Roger L. Long) (12/01/87)

[Macintosh Technical Notes - #164: When to declare C functions]

Here's the low-down on when C functions need not be  declared  in
include files.

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