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		eliben on Dec 21, 2012 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: LLVM and Clang 3.2 released Is that C language features or compiler-specific extensions? Arguably, sticking to the standard is actually the better alternative here in terms of portability.

pooriaazimi on Dec 21, 2012 | [–]

You're right - it's a compiler extension to a language (apparently) called "GNU C"[1]: http://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Nested-Functions.html

Seems like a very nice feature though.

[1]: First time I've heard this term. I'm not sure how I feel about it.

koenigdavidmj on Dec 21, 2012 | [–]

You can usually use "-std=c99" to ban features of concern.

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