KR> that is my understanding of function prototypes, they are there to
KR> enable the compiler to pick up mismatches between the formal and actual
KR> argument lists, not to enable single pass compilation.

Ok, if we use the word "function declarators" instead of
"prototypes",
then function declarators enable single pass compilation in the
C programming language (as opposed to the Speed Quackery Language
which is a subset of C).  BFN.  Paul.

P.S. It is obvious that I have been using the wrong terminology,
saying "prototypes" instead of "function declarators", I am happy
to admit that, in all those previous messages please make the
appropriate substitution, because I thought function declarators
were simply prototypes with nothing in the brackets.  
@EOT:

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