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Re: gsl comments

From: Brian Gough <bjg at network-theory dot co dot uk>
To: Keith Weinman <keith dot weinman at dlr dot de>
Cc: gsl-discuss at sources dot redhat dot com
Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2005 18:21:36 +0000
Subject: Re: gsl comments
References: <42419C09.2010208@dlr.de><16962.42760.249108.650017@network-theory.co.uk><4242C0B6.7060203@dlr.de>

Keith Weinman writes:
 > Brian Gough wrote:
 > >What platforms are these? --- the C standard explicitly defines
 > >free(0) as being a noop.
 > >
 > gcc 3.3.4 on AMD Opteron (64 bit), SGI
 > but occurs on all linux boxes that i have met (hint gcc).

Hmmm, I don't think so.  Problems with free(0) are relics from the
pre-ANSI days.  The only system where I have encountered it was SunOS
4.1.3.

 > what is meant by noop here?

noop = no operation.

-- 
Brian Gough

Network Theory Ltd,
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References:
- gsl comments
  - From: Keith Weinman
- Re: gsl comments
  - From: Brian Gough

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