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comp.lang.c FAQ list · Question 15.9

Q: My compiler isn't letting me declare a function

	int f(...)
	{
	}
i.e. accepting a variable number of arguments, but with no fixed arguments at all.


A: Standard C requires at least one fixed argument, in part so that you can hand it to va_start. (In any case, you often need a fixed argument to determine the number, and perhaps the types, of the variable arguments.) See also question 15.10.

References: ISO Sec. 6.5.4, Sec. 6.5.4.3, Sec. 7.8.1.1
H&S Sec. 9.2 p. 263


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