Re: [PATCH] removal of "static foo = 0"

[Andries Brouwer]

On Sat, Nov 25, 2000 at 09:07:08PM +0000, Russell King wrote:
> Andries Brouwer writes:
> > What a strange reaction. If I write
> > 
> >  static int foo;
> > 
> > this means that foo is a variable, local to the present compilation unit,
> > whose initial value is irrelevant 
> 
> Wrong.  The initial value is well-defined.

Oh, please - something is wrong with your reading comprehension.
Don't you understand the word "irrelevant"? It means that the
initial value does not matter. It does not mean undefined.
Please reread my letter and comment when you understand my point.