Re: RE: char should be signed by default

2007-01-25 Thread devils_advocate
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Re: char should be signed by default

2007-01-24 Thread devils_advocate
I probably should add ;-) and http://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc-4.1.1/gcc/Non_002dbugs.html

char should be signed by default

2007-01-23 Thread devils_advocate
GCC should treat plain char in the same fashion on all types of machines (by default). The ISO C standard leaves it up to the implementation whether a char declared plain char is signed or not. This in effect creates two alternative dialects of C. The GNU C compiler supports both dialects; you ca