[Info-vax] VSI: "Official 8.4-1H1 Launch"

[Hans Vlems]

Op maandag 15 juni 2015 13:27:11 UTC+2 schreef Simon Clubley:
> [snip]
> VMS descriptors are a really good idea I agree, but unfortunately
> they are operating system specific and (as you point out) one of
> the most common languages in use, C, has no builtin support for
> them.
> 
[snip]
> Simon.
> 
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> Simon Clubley, clubley at remove_me.eisner.decus.org-Earth.UFP
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Quite right, there aren't that many languages out there with native support for item_lists (BLISS probably being the only one).
But it is not very difficult to set up a couple of supporting functions in C
that allow easy access to them. A lot easier than in Pascal I feel.
Hans
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