Hi, > On Jul 11, 2015, at 04:36 , Andre Vehreschild <ve...@gmx.de> wrote: > >> >> "On completion of execution of the function, the value returned >> is that of its function result. ... If the function result is >> not a pointer, its value shall be defined by the function." > > Now we can argue whether the "shall be defined" is to be interpreted as "has > to > be" or as "might be". For me - being a non-native English speaker - that > "shall" > is not an obligation but should be interpreted as "commonly the function > result > is to be defined, but there can be exceptions". Now I am curious about how > native English speakers understand that standard statement.
The standard is written in standardese, not English. “Shall” is a requirement. Full stop. -- Cheers! Dan Nagle
