Re: 2.4.9 does not compile [PATCH]

[Daniel Phillips]

On August 17, 2001 03:49 am, Andrew Morton wrote:
> Anton Altaparmakov wrote:
> > 
> > #define min(x,y) \
> >          ({ typeof(x) __x = (x); typeof(y) __y = (y); __x < __y ? __x : 
__y; })
> > 
> > int test(int a, int b, int c)
> > {
> >          return min(a, min(b, c));
> > }
> 
> Problems occur if the caller happens to pass in variables whose
> names confilct with the ones you chose in the above macro:

I remember the thread in detail.  We must have similar scoping problems in 
innumerable macros.  I'd a braindead flaw in C's scoping rules, and you know, 
I don't think it matters.  Don't use local variables with names like __foo.

--
Daniel