Weird compiler messages
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The GNU compiler generates error messages that are sometimes rather obscure. Here is a list of error messages for Apple's MPW C/C++ compiler, whose developers had a different philosophy.

"String literal too long (I let you have 512 characters, that's 3 more than ANSI said I should)"
"...And the lord said, `lo, there shall only be case or default labels inside a switch statement'"
"a typedef name was a complete surprise to me at this point in your program"
"`Volatile' and `Register' are not miscible"
"This struct already has a perfectly good definition"
 
 
"Only one parameter per register please "
"type in (cast) must be scalar; ANSI 3.3.4; page 39, lines 10-11 (I know you don't care, I'm just trying to annoy you)"
"This array has no size, and that's bad"
"Huh ?"
"can't go mucking with a `void *'"
"we already did this function"
"The target of this goto is a label in a block that has an automatic variable with an initializer"
"This label is the target of a goto from outside of the block containing this label AND this block has an automatic variable with an initializer AND your window wasn't wide enough to read this whole error message"
"Call me paranoid but finding `/*' inside this comment makes me suspicious"
"This function has an explicit return type and deserves a return value"
"You are comparing two structures that have holes in them"
"Too many errors on one line (make fewer)"
"Symbol table full - fatal heap error; please go buy a RAM upgrade from your local Apple dealer"
"Trailing comma not permitted in enum definition. (This time I'm letting you off with a warning)"


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The difference between web surfing with IE and Firefox is the difference between body armor and a trendy cotton vest

 

We've all heard the stories. Stories about innocently searching the internet with Internet Explorer when, all of a sudden, all the alarms are going off with your virus scanner. Programs are installing themselves. Warnings about Smitfraud-C, SpyAxe, and Vcodec are popping up on your screen.

And some of us have had firsthand experience. Firsthand experience that has led us away from IE and to other browsers like Firefox.

And why is that? Well, virus writers are generally going to be trying to get the most bang for their buck, ,just like everyone else. That's why. And IE currently provides them with that. It still has the largest market share, likely due in large part that it comes preinstalled on most computers.

But just because it's preinstalled doesn't mean you have to use it and expose yourself to all the spyware and virii targetted to it. You can do what an ever growing portion of users out there are doing. You can switch to

 

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