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		tsimionescu on Nov 26, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Bjarne Stroustrup Quotes Almost every C program does `int c = malloc(sizeof(int) 10)` or similar, which has always been invalid C++.

fluoridation on Nov 26, 2023 [–]

I believe most compilers have switches to allow this. The real issue you might run into that can't be worked around easily is if the C source uses a C++ keyword as an identifier.

kragen on Nov 27, 2023 | [–]

    #define new new_

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