The most useless "GNU C" extension ever: you can omit the = in C99 designated initializers. AKA a bug failing to catch syntax errors.
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Replying to @RichFelker
@RichFelker I have to assume that this was a busted implementation that lasted so long that important projects came to depend on it.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @stephentyrone
@stephentyrone Reportedly, important projects like Linux. The kernel developers just _love_ theur gratuitous GCC-isms.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @RichFelker
@RichFelker To be fair, I love me some gratuitous gcc- and clang-isms, but even to my sensibilities this is a bit ridiculous.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
Replying to @stephentyrone
@stephentyrone To me gratuitous is the key word. Useless ones should be omitted and ones only for static-analysis use should be under #ifdef
10:42 AM - 16 Nov 2015
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