Re: [avr-gcc-list] Kindness and respect.

[E. Weddington]

Alan Kilian wrote:

> > > "volatile"?
> > >
> > >      
> > Go look at a good C book, or ask on the comp.lang.c newsgroup.
> >    
>
>    Folks,
>
>         I'm feeling a little sad that the members of this list are not
>         being more kind to a new user who doesn't understand all the
>         intricacies of using an embedded processor in C.
>
>         If I had known the exact syntax of "extern volatile unsigned..."
>         I would have replied, but I knew that someone else knew more
>         about it than I did, so I kept silent.
>
>         Now, I'm seeing what I think are kind of snotty replies to this
>         person asking a question that is completely reasonable.
>
> 	Could I encourage people to either not post, or post something 
> 	helpful.
>
> 	This business is hard enough to figure out without getting 
> 	slapped when you ask a question that is obvious to everyone but 
> 	you.
>
>                                 -Alan
>
>  
You're confusing terse with rudeness.

This explains my answer:
<http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html#keepcool>

That, and basic C language questions *are* better answered elsewhere 
such as a good C language reference, or on comp.lang.c. It's avr-libc 
FAQ entry #1 not without good reason.

Eric