Date: Sun, 16 Feb 1997 16:41:58 +0100 From: Eivind Eklund <eivind@dimaga.com> To: hackers@freebsd.org (Robert Withrow) Subject: Re: NULL as ((void*)0) (was Re: strlen() question) Message-ID: <3.0.32.19970216164157.00a4e4f0@dimaga.com>
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At 09:58 AM 2/15/97 -0500, Robert Withrow wrote: >eivind@dimaga.com said: >> I hereby propose changing the default declaration of NULL under >> FreeBSD from #define NULL 0 to #define NULL ((void*)0) for better >> type-safety and ease of transition to other architechtures (e.g. >> Alpha). > >Well, once you understand ANSI you get over this compulsion to >sprinkle your code with NULL, so I don't see the point. I think we'll have a more fruitful debate if we keep the religious points out of this. If you want to have a religious debate, feel free to take it up on -chat. Eivind Eklund perhaps@yes.no http://maybe.yes.no/perhaps/ eivind@freebsd.org
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