1 files changed, 5 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/miscutils/bc.c b/miscutils/bc.c
index 63b745dc7..78c64355b 100644
--- a/miscutils/bc.c
+++ b/miscutils/bc.c
@@ -7005,11 +7005,10 @@ err:
 
 static BcStatus bc_vm_stdin(void)
 {
-        BcStatus s = BC_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+        BcStatus s;
         BcVec buf, buffer;
-        char c;
         size_t len, i, str = 0;
-        bool comment = false, notend;
+        bool comment = false;
 
         G.prog.file = bc_program_stdin_name;
         bc_lex_file(&G.prs.l, bc_program_stdin_name);
@@ -7022,7 +7021,7 @@ static BcStatus bc_vm_stdin(void)
         // with a backslash to the parser. The reason for that is because the parser
         // treats a backslash+newline combo as whitespace, per the bc spec. In that
         // case, and for strings and comments, the parser will expect more stuff.
-        for (s = bc_read_line(&buf, ">>> "); !s; s = bc_read_line(&buf, ">>> ")) {
+        while ((s = bc_read_line(&buf, ">>> ")) == BC_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
 
                 char *string = buf.v;
 
@@ -7038,8 +7037,8 @@ static BcStatus bc_vm_stdin(void)
 
                         for (i = 0; i < len; ++i) {
 
-                                notend = len > i + 1;
-                                c = string[i];
+                                bool notend = len > i + 1;
+                                char c = string[i];
 
                                 if (i - 1 > len || string[i - 1] != '\\') {
                                         if (G.sbgn == G.send)