Re: bpl12 Suggestions

From: Franco (awe@CET.COM)
Date: 08/17/97


Naww, I think the idea behind still using them (if it cannot be avoided)
would
be to break out of some poorly designed loop-nest so one does not have to
place in 50 lines of "catch-code".

Franco Gasperino
Cutting Edge Communications
509-444-INET
awe@cet.com

> On Sun, 17 Aug 1997, Chris Jacobson wrote:
>
> -+What about labels/goto?  Not sure if they are ANSI C tho...
>
> Uhm, please don't every say the "g"-word again.  That is an offense
> punishable by the only fate worse than death...Yes, I know what you're
> thinking, "He wouldn't, would he?"  I would, oh, yes, I would.  I'm
> going to start taping all the folk music I can...be very, very cautious.
>
> Okay, aside from (failed?) humor, you actually should be shot if you
think
> labels/goto are an acceptable convention in C code.  They are a horrible,
> terrible creation and really only exist for compatability with old code
> (but who wants to use code that has "goto" in it, anyway?)
>
> Anyway, there really is no difference between:
>
>   goto do_pour_end;
>
> and
>
>   return;
>
> except for fact that the "goto" will probably compile into more assembly
> instructions (should; but I can't say for certain).
>
>
> --
> Daniel Koepke -:- dkoepke@california.com -:-  [Shadowlord/Nether]
> Think.
>
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