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[–] ghost_marauder 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
This prevents issues for the compiler during cyclic definitions
int f(int a){return g(a);}
int g(int a){return f(a);}
will spit out an error saying stuff was not declared.
int f(int a);
int g(int a);
int f(int a){return g(a);}
int g(int a){return f(a);}
will have no compiler issues. This is a leftover from the days when compilers didn't do any backtracking.
[–] shmuklidooha [S] ago
Haha, thanks for the reply after all this time. Yeah, I finally realised what function prototypes were. Even if they're not being backtracked to, it's still good practice to do this.
[–] ghost_marauder 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
I didn't check the date. That whole board went down months ago. Heh!