On: Dennis Ritchie’s first C compiler (c. 1972)

[volta83]

It doesn't do type deduction there.

In original C you could declare variables without a type, and these variables with auto have no type.

So this "auto" is essentially saying "this variable without a type uses automatic storage". That's a completely different language feature from "deduce the type of this variable".

[mianos → volta83]

A variable without a type is 'int' so ```auto xx;``` means an int on the function local variable stack.

[tirrex → volta83]

Thanks.