Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP
Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site watdaisy.UUCP
Path: utzoo!watmath!watdaisy!ndiamond
From: ndiamond@watdaisy.UUCP (Norman Diamond)
Newsgroups: net.lang.c
Subject: Re: Null pointers
Message-ID: <6956@watdaisy.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 11-Feb-85 22:57:37 EST
Article-I.D.: watdaisy.6956
Posted: Mon Feb 11 22:57:37 1985
Date-Received: Tue, 12-Feb-85 06:21:37 EST
References: <8223@brl-tgr.ARPA>
Organization: U of Waterloo, Ontario
Lines: 24

> Correct??
>       if (pointer)
>   and
>       pointer = 0;
> ARE guaranteed by the language spec to work.
>       function(0)
>       ....
>       int function(x)
>       int *x;
> is NOT.

I'm sorry to add the n'th repetition of this to the net, but if this will
get it over with and cut useless traffic by 50%, here goes.

YES!  THAT IS CORRECT!
-- 

   Norman Diamond

UUCP:  {decvax|utzoo|ihnp4|allegra|clyde}!watmath!watdaisy!ndiamond
CSNET: ndiamond%watdaisy@waterloo.csnet
ARPA:  ndiamond%watdaisy%waterloo.csnet@csnet-relay.arpa

"Opinions are those of the keyboard, and do not reflect on me or higher-ups."