> I'm a big fan of -Wdeclaration-after-statement and I think C++ style > mixed variables/statements code has several disadvantages: Agreed. Personally I think declarations should either be either right at the top of a function or in a very small code block. Otherwise they are annoying to find. You also get very hard to spot bugs unless -Wshadow is enabled (I can't remember if the linux kernel has it enabled). C++ (sort of) has to allow definitions in the middle of code blocks because it doesn't allow uninitialised variables - so definitions are best delayed until the copy-constructor can be used. David - Registered Address Lakeside, Bramley Road, Mount Farm, Milton Keynes, MK1 1PT, UK Registration No: 1397386 (Wales)
