PE> int *x;
PE> int y;

PE> y = 3 * x;

IB> is illegal - the only legal arithmetic operations on pointers are:-
IB> addition or subtraction of an integer (including increment/decrement)
IB> the difference between pointers.

PE> y = * x;
PE> y = *x;

IB> are equivalent, whitespace is ignored.

IB> (As I am quite sure you already know.)

I am not sure anyone knows everything about C.  I didn't know the
above.  Another thing I only found out recently is that you have
to go unsigned int xxx:1;
in a structure, rather than unsigned short xxx:1;

BFN.  Paul.
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