Stephen Williams (sdw@meaddata.com) wrote:
: Lars Wirzenius (wirzeniu@klaava.Helsinki.FI) wrote:
..
: 
: Statics are either explicitly initialized or they are not.
: If they are not, their contents are UNDEFINED until set.
: This is per ANSI C.
: 
: There is NO requirement of the compiler or system to zero
: un-initialized statics (or auto's).
: 
: The fact that some systems waste time doing so is no reason rely on it
: as a feature.  This was already debated and tossed out as something to
: rely on.
NOT!!!

Gosh... I HATE it when I'm wrong....
Really, it was true somewhere... back in the K&R dark ages... honestly...

Obviously, I should have CHECKED.

Actually, I'm glad it's this way....

Well... Ces L'Vie... (sp?).

I've always said (after a juicy screwup), you need a humbling
experience every once in a while to put things in perspective....

sdw
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