From: ldo@nz.invalid   
      
   On Wed, 31 Dec 2025 02:01:55 -0000 (UTC), Michael Sanders wrote:   
      
   > *ISO C (C17 / C23)*:   
   >   
   > C17, 5.1.2.2.1 "Program startup"   
   >   
   > The value of argc shall be nonnegative.   
   >   
   > argv[argc] shall be a null pointer.   
   >   
   > If the value of argc is greater than zero, the array members argv[0]   
   > through argv[argc−1] inclusive shall contain pointers to strings   
   > which are given implementation-defined values.   
   >   
   > ...   
   >   
   > What say you?   
      
   Clearly on Windows, there are no guarantees about argc contains, so   
   you shouldn’t be relying on it.   
      
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