DM> int main()
 DM> {
 DM>     char blank1[10] = {0}; /* all nuls */
 DM>     char buffer[10] = {0}; /* all nuls */
 DM>     char blank2[10] = {0}; /* all nuls */
 AR> ...
 DM> What I found interesting is the fact that it went BACK... I was
 DM> expecting blank2 to be overwritten.
 AR> Did you _really_ expect blank2 to be overwritten? I'd 
 AR> expect that for static variables. Not for auto 
 AR> variables!
Perhaps I didn't follow the code generation properly.  No matter - I had put 
the blanks on both sides "just in case".  :-)
 AR> I suspect that the compiler's code generator is a bit 
 AR> simpler if it handles subsequent auto variable 
 AR> definitions similar to stack pushes.
Although we won't guarantee this behaviour... ;-)
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