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Re: [zzdev] :zz: Prototypes?



On Tue, Nov 17, 1998 at 11:02:45PM +0900, Ted Nelson wrote:
> I have to admit, I don't know what Prototypes are.
> Can it be told quickly ?-)

Function prototypes provide some additional information about the
calling conventions for a function so that the compiler can identify
cases where you have called the function inconsistently.

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