Untie structure members from structure

In historic K&R C, structure members name space was global. For compatibility, search all structures for a member if it is not found.

1 files changed, 18 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/bcc/table.c b/bcc/table.c
index e863fb5..ae34839 100644
--- a/bcc/table.c
+++ b/bcc/table.c
@@ -726,6 +726,24 @@ char *name;
 		return symptr;
 	}
     }
+
+#ifndef VERY_SMALL_MEMORY
+    /* In ancient UNIX, C structure members were global */
+    if (!ancient)
+        return NULL;
+
+    /* Find any structure member of given name */
+    laststruct(name);
+    while (name[0]) {
+	if ((symptr = findlorg(name)) != NULL)
+	    return symptr;
+        if (--name[1] == 0) {
+            name[1] = 255;
+            name[0]--;
+	}
+    }
+#endif
+
     return NULL;
 }
 #endif