On Mon, May 11, 2020 at 2:25 PM Paul Winalski <paul.winalski@gmail.com> wrote:

This ought to be easy to fix using a compiler command line option for
the legacy behavior. Many C compilers do this already to support K&R
semantics vs. standard C semantics.

Hrrrumph

Point taken but ...

C++ is an example in my mind of not listening to Dennis' words:

“C is quirky, flawed, and an enormous success.”
“When I read commentary about suggestions for where C should go, I often think back and give thanks that it wasn't developed under the advice of a worldwide crowd.”
“A language that doesn't have everything is actually easier to program in than some that do”