At 2024-07-26T16:24:14+0000, Joseph Myers wrote: > I know that "noalias" was included in some C89 drafts but removed from > the final standard after objections. Maybe someone who was around > then could explain what "noalias" was, what the problems with it were
For this part, I think the source most often cited is Dennis Ritchie's thunderbolt aimed directly at "noalias". https://www.lysator.liu.se/c/dmr-on-noalias.html > and how it differs from "restrict", I can only disqualify myself as an authority here. > To comprehensively address this demands so we can make sure that any > new proposals in this area don't suffer from whatever the perceived > deficiencies of "noalias" were? I think it would be valuable to get such a discussion into the rationale of the next C standard. Regards, Branden
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