Re: [TUHS] So now that the source is finally out... - TUHS

30 Jan 2002

On Sun, Jan 27, 2002 at 02:03:40PM -0500, norman(a)nose.cs.utoronto.ca wrote:
...

  Ken Wellsch:
 I'm fairly sure things like "=+" and so on were replaced with
"+="
 in the move from V6 to V7.  
 The V7 C compiler accepted =+, but it still accepted += as well; there was
 a lot of code written the old way, and nobody wanted to be forced to convert
 everything all at once.   
Apologies, typical of my terse replies - I was actually concerned
with clearing up the possible misconception that "=+" was a "feature"
of V7 rather than an "obsolete" holdover from V6.  I suppose historic
accuracy in this context is of little use, I don't know.  I certainly
can believe one can find such artifacts in the existing V7 code 8-)

Cheers,

-- Ken