Header *morecore(unsigned); /*what is this syntax?*/

[lovecreatesbea...]

K&R2 sec 8.7 reads:

union header{
/*...*/
};
typedef union header Header;

/*...*/
Header *morecore(unsigned); /*?*/

What does the line with a question mark in the end comment mean? Is it
a kind of initialization syntax?

 

[Michael Mair]

K&R2 sec 8.7 reads:

union header{
/*...*/
};
typedef union header Header;

/*...*/
Header *morecore(unsigned); /*?*/

What does the line with a question mark in the end comment mean? Is it
a kind of initialization syntax?

It is a function prototype. Better way to write it:
Header *morecore (unsigned int nu);
See the errata for more information on what is confusing
about section 8.7:
http://cm.bell-labs.com/cm/cs/cbook/2ediffs.html

Reading on may have clarified this for you, too.

Cheers
Michael

 

[lovecreatesbea...]

It is a function prototype. Better way to write it:
Header *morecore (unsigned int nu);
See the errata for more information on what is confusing
about section 8.7:
http://cm.bell-labs.com/cm/cs/cbook/2ediffs.html

Reading on may have clarified this for you, too.

Cheers
Michael

My god! It is. Thank you. I forgot to read the rest of the text.

 

[lovecreatesbea...]

My god! It is. Thank you. I forgot to read the rest of the text.

I should make a note with my pencil at the line on the book.