On Sun, 26 May 1996 19:03:12 -0400 (EDT),
 in <Pine.LNX.3.93.960526185751.27013A-100000@tendo-dojo.ranma.net>
 White Wolf <ranma@tendo-dojo.ranma.net> wrote ...

 >On 26 May 1996, Mink wrote:
 >
 >> int main(void)
 >> {
 >> long  drinks=0; // okay so an 'int' *might* *just* do - hehehe
 >  [SNIP]
 >> } // endof function  main()
 >>
 >> Aaack, this means a 60 drink rating for my (as yet) incompleted BGC fic.
 >>
 >> Does this mean it should carry a government health warning ? :-)
 >
 >First, that code won't compile.  Ignoring the 'int main(void)' which will
 >just create a warning, the *many* `//`'s are *not* C style comments.
***BONG***
The comment style is C++ *not* C - please read C++ documentation
The // is a C++ comment introducer valid for ONE line only
***BONG***
 >
 >Not to mention you have a an if-then when the answer is hard coded.
***BONG***
Wrong again, setting of drinks=0 is the *initialisation* of the variable 
which is then sunsequently incremented further down on each
drinks+=1 (or whatever number was applicable)
***BONG***
 >
 >
 >-----------------------
 >Jody(borrowing Skuld's mallet): Wolf-chan no baka!

Mink (hovers over WW with a large pile of C++ tutorials) ........ <GRIN>

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