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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago

typedef in C just make an alias to the same type. structs have nominal typing though:

// this typedef is optional to avoid having to refer to the struct tag when referencing the types
typedef struct {int} t_0;
typedef struct {long} t_1;

t_0 test() {
  t_1 foo = {1};
  return foo; // error
}