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* c.texi: (Unions, Structures): Unions are compond types too.

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2024-02-01 Richard Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
* c.texi: Specify @codequoteundirected on and @codequotebacktick on.
(Unions, Structures): Unions are also compond types.
2024-01-30 Richard Stallman <rms@gnu.org>

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A @dfn{structure} is a user-defined data type that holds various
@dfn{fields} of data. Each field has a name and a data type specified
in the structure's definition. Because a structure combines various
fields, each of its own type, we call a structure type a
@dfn{compound type}.
fields, each of its own type, we call a structure type a @dfn{compound
type}. (Union types are also compound types; @pxef{Unions}.)
Here we define a structure suitable for storing a linked list of
integers. Each list item will hold one integer, plus a pointer
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A @dfn{union type} defines alternative ways of looking at the same
piece of memory. Each alternative view is defined with a data type,
and identified by a name. A union definition looks like this:
and identified by a name. Because a union combines various types, it
is considered a @dfn{compound type}, like structures
(@pxref{Structures}). A union definition looks like this:
@example
union @var{name}