Minor update to FAQ about clang defects
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below note) this would be advisable.
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below note) this would be advisable.
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NOTE: different versions of `clang` have other differences as well. For instance
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NOTE: different versions of `clang` have other differences as well. For instance
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a defect of `clang` (which was fixed in a lot of entries by [Cody Boone
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a defect of `clang` that required numerous entries to be fixed is that it
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Ferguson](/winners.html#Cody_Boone_Ferguson) and some were fixed by us, the
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requires that `main()`'s arguments to be of a specific type. However some
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[judges](https://www.ioccc.org/judges.html) as well) is that it requires that
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versions of `clang` are more strict in the number of args allowed. These reasons
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`main()`'s arguments to be of a specific type. However some versions of `clang`
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are part of why numerous entries had to be modified so that `main()` calls
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are more strict in the number of args allowed. These reasons are part of why
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another function instead of doing it all in `main()`. Another reason was that
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numerous entries had to be modified so that `main()` calls another function
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some entries that recursively called `main()` caused a crash or otherwise broke
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instead of doing it all in `main()`. Another reason was that some entries that
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the entry in modern systems. Some entries do not work in `clang` (or at least do
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recursively called `main()` caused a crash or otherwise broke the entry in
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not work completely) due to these defects, for instance
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modern systems. Some entries do not work in `clang` (or at least do not work
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completely) due to these defects, for instance
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[1989/westley](1989/westley/README.md).
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[1989/westley](1989/westley/README.md).
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As you can see, using `clang` has some additional problems to work out but if
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As you can see, using `clang` has some additional problems to work out but if
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