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Tue, 05 Apr 2016 20:53:11 +0000 Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2016 20:53:11 +0000 (UTC) From: Brian Nixon To: Message-ID: <250665374.3639277.1459889591130.JavaMail.yahoo@mail.yahoo.com> Subject: diffutils does not compile with C89 compiler MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable References: <250665374.3639277.1459889591130.JavaMail.yahoo.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Content-Length: 539 X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 3.x X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6.x X-Received-From: 2001:4830:134:3::11 X-Spam-Score: -3.3 (---) X-Debbugs-Envelope-To: submit X-Mailman-Approved-At: Tue, 05 Apr 2016 17:01:26 -0400 X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Reply-To: Brian Nixon Errors-To: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Sender: "Debbugs-submit" X-Spam-Score: -3.3 (---) Hello, Hardly a big problem, but the diffutils source contains some variable decla= rations after statements, as follows:=20 (line numbers refer to git master as of approx. 2016-04-05T20:20Z) =09src/dir.c:308=09int v1 =3D ... =09src/dir.c:366=09for (char const **p =3D ... =09src/io.c:298=09size_t repetitions =3D ... This doesn=E2=80=99t correspond with the documentation that states that a C= 89 compiler should be sufficient to compile: =09README:33=09This program requires a Standard C compiler (C89 or later)..= . Regards, Brian