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Date:      Fri, 13 Mar 1998 09:54:59 -0800 (PST)
From:      Simon Shapiro <shimon@simon-shapiro.org>
To:        Eivind Eklund <eivind@yes.no>
Cc:        freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: A question about sys/sys/queue.h
Message-ID:  <XFMail.980313095459.shimon@simon-shapiro.org>
In-Reply-To: <19980313121330.54903@follo.net>

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On 13-Mar-98 Eivind Eklund wrote:
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> For any onlookerss: You can't get the correct binding with if ()
> tricks, BTW.  Stick with the good old "do { ... } while(0)"

What you are describing is probably a compiler (or maybe even
language) deficiency.   ``do { ... } while (0)'' should be identical to
``{ ... }'' as they both do logically, the same thing.

I have no argument with any of it.  I was just trying to understand
something that caught my eye.  I have my explanation.  Thanx!

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Sincerely Yours, 

Simon Shapiro
Shimon@Simon-Shapiro.ORG                      Voice:   503.799.2313

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