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@@ -204,7 +204,14 @@ Declarations
Mixed declarations (interleaving statements and declarations within
blocks) are generally not allowed; declarations should be at the beginning
-of blocks.
+of blocks. To avoid accidental re-use it is permissible to declare
+loop variables inside for loops:
+
+.. code-block:: c
+
+ for (int i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(thing); i++) {
+ /* do something loopy */
+ }
Every now and then, an exception is made for declarations inside a
#ifdef or #ifndef block: if the code looks nicer, such declarations can