Robert Nordier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Thomas David Rivers wrote:
>
> > > > So why is using a "char" as an array subscript wrong? I had always
> > > > avoided it because the compiler complained and that was good enough
> > > > for me.
> > >
> > > Because your char value could be negativ
- Original Message -
From: "Dan Nelson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Larry Lile" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2000 9:49 PM
Subject: Re: Question about -Wchar-subscripts
> In the last episode (Oct 03), Larr
Thomas David Rivers wrote:
> > > So why is using a "char" as an array subscript wrong? I had always
> > > avoided it because the compiler complained and that was good enough
> > > for me.
> >
> > Because your char value could be negative and end up referencing memory
> > before your array start
>
> In the last episode (Oct 03), Larry Lile said:
> >
> > ...we get scores of warnings about using characters as subscripts
> > to an array (-Wchar-subscripts), which generates so much noise as
> > to mask real warnings burried within. Therefore, I would like to
> > suppress thi
In the last episode (Oct 03), Larry Lile said:
>
> ...we get scores of warnings about using characters as subscripts
> to an array (-Wchar-subscripts), which generates so much noise as
> to mask real warnings burried within. Therefore, I would like to
> suppress this warning unles
I was just asked a question that I really don't know what the "correct"
answer is, so here it is.
...we get scores of warnings about using characters as
subscripts to an array (-Wchar-subscripts), which generates
so much noise as to mask real warnings burried within. Therefore,
I
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