How does the C compiler implement functions with Variable numbers of arguments?

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Hi Everybody,

I attended a technical interview a few days ago, and I was asked How does the C compiler implments function with Variable number of arguments? How does it pass the on the stack?

Does anyone know or can explian that?

Thanks, Dan

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