On Oct 20, 2008, at 10:10 AM, Peter wrote:

> i am curious how Pascal handles the bad stuff:
>
> char messages[10];
> char messages[0] = "AARGH";;
> char messages[1] = "RESULT:";

Well, to start with, Pascal has STRINGS as a native type, and it has  
string operations with some sort of automatic dynamic allocation  
behind them...

(one wonders how many serious bugs would have been avoided if C had  
native support for strings, instead of the minefields of substitutes  
that it makes people use.)

BillW

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