From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
From: Arthur Gold <agold@bga.com>
To: help-gcc@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Declaring variables mid-function
Date: Fri, 31 Dec 1999 22:24:00 -0000
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bowman wrote:
> 
> Jamie Walker <jamie@sagaxis.co.uk> wrote:
> 
> >In standard C, you cannot declare variables part-way through any
> >function.
> 
> I won't stick my neck out and say it is standard, as I don't have
> Harbison & Steele handy, but gcc will accept declarations at the
> head of any block. So
> 
> int foo()
> {
>         int bar;
>         bar = 1234;
>         {
>                 int fubar;
>                 for (fubar=0; fubar<bar; fubar++)
>                         printf("completely fooed\n");
>         }
> }
> 
> should compile. I believe that fubar is at least lexically visible to the
> end of the function, unlike some languages where the scope would be strictly
> the block.
Nope. Strictly the block.

HTH,
--ag
> 
> Comments from the language lawyers are welcome on what exactly the standard
> stipulates are welcome.

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