1.3.12: gcc bug: variable named "end"

[Robert Collins]

On Sun, 2002-10-20 at 00:57, Rolf Campbell wrote:
> Doesn't this mean that gcc is not a true ANSI compiler?  Shouldn't that
> variable be "__end" or something to conform with ANSI rules?

AFAIK that is actually a ld issue - note that it is only global scope
'end' that collides, and that the end address isn't known until linking
occurs.

Rob
-- 
---
GPG key available at: http://users.bigpond.net.au/robertc/keys.txt.
---
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: signature.asc
Type: application/pgp-signature
Size: 189 bytes
Desc: This is a digitally signed message part
URL: <http://cygwin.com/pipermail/cygwin/attachments/20021019/d1d2de8e/attachment.sig>