[comp.std.c] why isn't a trailing comma inside an enum allowed?

maart@cs.vu.nl (Maarten Litmaath) (12/09/88)

In article <9095@smoke.BRL.MIL> gwyn@brl.arpa (Doug Gwyn (VLD/VMB) <gwyn>) writes:
\In article <2174@vedge.UUCP> lai@vedge.UUCP (David Lai) writes:
\>Is this a bug or feature?
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\An unofficial feature.
\
\>Should ANSI compilers allow this?
\
\Definitely not!  Trailing comma in an initializer list is allowed, though.
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Why? Why? Why! This almost makes me go weeping in the corner...
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