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		tom_ on Aug 27, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Some of the error messages produced by Apple's MPW... > "...And the lord said, 'lo, there shall only be case or default labels inside a switch statement'" Did it seriously not let you have a goto label inside a switch?! This seems like an odd restriction, as all 3 are the same kind of thing.

bear8642 on Aug 28, 2023 [–]

They're different enough that you can't goto a case or default label.

tom_ on Aug 28, 2023 | [–]

From that perspective, indeed, very true - but then that's exactly why you need to be able to have goto labels inside a switch!

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