ansi2knr(1) ansi2knr(1)
NAME
ansi2knr - convert ANSI C to Kernighan & Ritchie C
SYNOPSIS
ansi2knr [--varargs] input_file [output_file]
DESCRIPTION
If no output_file is supplied, output goes to stdout.
There are no error messages.
ansi2knr recognizes function definitions by seeing a non-keyword iden-
tifier at the left margin, followed by a left parenthesis, with a right
parenthesis as the last character on the line, and with a left brace as
the first token on the following line (ignoring possible intervening
comments). It will recognize a multi-line header provided that no
intervening line ends with a left or right brace or a semicolon. These
algorithms ignore whitespace and comments, except that the function
name must be the first thing on the line.
The following constructs will confuse it:
- Any other construct that starts at the left margin and follows
the above syntax (such as a macro or function call).
- Some macros that tinker with the syntax of the function header.
The --varargs switch is obsolete, and is recognized only for backwards
compatibility. The present version of ansi2knr will always attempt to
convert a ... argument to va_alist and va_dcl.
AUTHOR
L. Peter Deutsch <ghost@aladdin.com> wrote the original ansi2knr and
continues to maintain the current version; most of the code in the cur-
rent version is his work. ansi2knr also includes contributions by
Francois Pinard <pinard@iro.umontreal.ca> and Jim Avera <jima@net-
com.com>.
19 Jan 1996 ansi2knr(1)
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