[Bf-committers] Re: new round of warning hunt : some goofy things i cant decide on

[GSR]

Hi,
vmilitaru at sympatico.ca (2005-06-04 at 1817.41 -0400):
> >>> Functions like sizeof() and strlen() return size_t or similar.
> >>> This is unsigned because the size of something is >= zero
> >> just a little nitpick here: sizeof is a internal compiler keyward.  
> >> it's not a function.
> > Just a little nitpick here too: it's not "keyward", it's "keyword" ;-)
> I'm not 100% positive on this, but I think sizeof() is a function, not a 
> keyword. I just wrote
> a C scanner/parser not long ago to eat at blender sources, and I don't 
> recall using sizeof()
> as a token. On the other hand, I am no bison or C guru by a longshot.

K&R ANSI C says it is a reserved keyword in A2.4, an unary operator in
A7.4 and described in depth in A7.4.8. I hope that book is right or I
want my money back. :]

GSR