Re: RFC: status icon support

[David Kastrup]

Richard Stallman <address@hidden> writes:

>       The K&R function declaration style is obsolescent in C99. This
>       means that compilers are allowed to reject such code or accept
>       it with a warning message. In either case, they aren't allowed
>       to ignore it.
>
>
>     Compilers are not allowed to accept this style of declaration without
>     warning.
>
> Not allowed?  Nobody can stop us!

What about "in C99" did you not understand?  In a similar vein, nothing
can stop you from moving a rook diagonally.  Sure.  But it is no longer
chess you are playing then.

-- 
David Kastrup