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[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Well, assuming you meant type specifier, at least not before C99. After that it is required. C23 explicitly states that a type specifier is required for all declarations.

If you actually meant type qualifier, then no. That was never required.