GNU bug report logs - #23226
diffutils does not compile with C89 compiler

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From: Brian Nixon <nixonb@HIDDEN>
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Hello,

Hardly a big problem, but the diffutils source contains some variable decla=
rations after statements, as follows:=20
(line numbers refer to git master as of approx. 2016-04-05T20:20Z)

=09src/dir.c:308=09int v1 =3D ...
=09src/dir.c:366=09for (char const **p =3D ...
=09src/io.c:298=09size_t repetitions =3D ...

This doesn=E2=80=99t correspond with the documentation that states that a C=
89 compiler should be sufficient to compile:

=09README:33=09This program requires a Standard C compiler (C89 or later)..=
.

Regards,

Brian