[Info-vax] Whither VMS?

[ChrisQ]

glen herrmannsfeldt wrote:
> ChrisQ <meru at devnull.com> wrote:
> (snip)  
> 
> < Sorry, but the C library is *not* part of C. It may included as a 
> < convenience, but there's no reason why you shouldn't write your own, as 
> < in fact many people do.
> 
> You can write your own, but many names are reserved.  As I understand
> it, all names starting with str are reserved.  Note that even if
> you write your own library the compiler might inline strcpy(),
> and not call an actual library routine.  That is the significance
> of it being part of the language.
>  
> < For embedded and systems programming work, there is no better language, 
> < imnsho. Portability, enough low level access for every nook and cranny 
> < of the machine, while at the same time enough high level facility to 
> < enable serious systems development.
> 
> Be careful with your names, and it should work just fine.
> 
> -- glen

I must be out of date. Have been programming C since about 1983 and have 
never heard of C *library* function calls being reserved words within 
the the C *compiler*.

Perhaps someone could provide examples ?. Sounds like a lot of flannel 
to me ;-)...

Regards,

Chris

(flannel: A Yorkshire expression suggesting that an assertion of fact is 
in fact not so. Usually expressed with a little more emotion)