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| From | Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.arch, comp.lang.c |
| Subject | Re: Setting architectural features in stone |
| Date | 2016-08-03 08:51 -0700 |
| Organization | None to speak of |
| Message-ID | <lna8gt3l7b.fsf@kst-u.example.com> (permalink) |
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Noob <root@127.0.0.1> writes:
> [ Adding comp.lang.c back since we're discussing C ]
>
> On 03/08/2016 04:37, Quadibloc wrote:
>
>> However, C does specify that string constants may include things like \n and
>> this means that char values must be able to represent lower-case letters.
>
> I don't follow your logic. What does '\n' have to do with lower-case?
> On DOS systems, '\n' is encoded as CR-LF.
>
>> Therefore, a system where characters are six bits long would conflict with
>> the C standard [...]
>
> Right, there is a lower limit; a C char must be *at least* 8 bits wide.
>
> (Because CHAR_BIT >= 8 and UCHAR_MAX >= 255)
And the basic character set includes both uppercase and lowecase
letters, and an implementation must distinguish between them both at
compile time and at run time.
--
Keith Thompson (The_Other_Keith) kst-u@mib.org <http://www.ghoti.net/~kst>
Working, but not speaking, for JetHead Development, Inc.
"We must do something. This is something. Therefore, we must do this."
-- Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn, "Yes Minister"
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Re: Setting architectural features in stone Noob <root@127.0.0.1> - 2016-08-01 11:18 +0200
Re: Setting architectural features in stone Ivan Godard <ivan@millcomputing.com> - 2016-08-01 09:26 -0700
Re: Setting architectural features in stone anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2016-08-01 15:48 +0000
Re: Setting architectural features in stone Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-08-01 10:13 -0700
Re: Setting architectural features in stone Walter Banks <walter@bytecraft.com> - 2016-08-02 20:09 -0400
Re: Setting architectural features in stone Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-08-02 18:39 -0700
Re: Setting architectural features in stone Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-08-03 00:52 -0700
Re: Setting architectural features in stone Walter Banks <walter@bytecraft.com> - 2016-08-03 06:45 -0400
Re: Setting architectural features in stone David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2016-08-03 15:02 +0200
Re: Setting architectural features in stone Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-08-02 19:37 -0700
Re: Setting architectural features in stone Noob <root@127.0.0.1> - 2016-08-03 10:52 +0200
Re: Setting architectural features in stone Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2016-08-03 11:09 +0100
Re: Setting architectural features in stone Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2016-08-03 08:51 -0700
Re: Setting architectural features in stone Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-08-03 09:36 -0700
Re: Setting architectural features in stone George Neuner <gneuner2@comcast.net> - 2016-08-03 20:30 -0400
Re: Setting architectural features in stone Noob <root@127.0.0.1> - 2016-08-04 13:06 +0200
Re: Setting architectural features in stone Bruce Hoult <bruce.hoult@gmail.com> - 2016-08-04 06:39 -0700
Re: Setting architectural features in stone nmm@wheeler.UUCP (Nick Maclaren) - 2016-08-04 17:40 +0000
Re: Setting architectural features in stone nmm@wheeler.UUCP (Nick Maclaren) - 2016-08-03 09:40 +0000
Re: Setting architectural features in stone Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-08-03 09:50 -0700
Re: Setting architectural features in stone Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-08-03 10:14 -0700
Re: Setting architectural features in stone Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-08-04 06:11 -0700
Re: Setting architectural features in stone Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-08-04 06:14 -0700
Re: Setting architectural features in stone Walter Banks <walter@bytecraft.com> - 2016-08-03 07:03 -0400
Re: Setting architectural features in stone already5chosen@yahoo.com - 2016-08-03 04:12 -0700
Re: Setting architectural features in stone already5chosen@yahoo.com - 2016-08-03 04:26 -0700
Re: Setting architectural features in stone Walter Banks <walter@bytecraft.com> - 2016-08-03 07:50 -0400
Re: Setting architectural features in stone Walter Banks <walter@bytecraft.com> - 2016-08-03 07:35 -0400
Re: Setting architectural features in stone anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2016-08-03 06:42 +0000
Re: Setting architectural features in stone Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-08-03 00:03 -0700
Re: Setting architectural features in stone anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2016-08-03 08:30 +0000
Re: Setting architectural features in stone Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2016-08-03 11:02 +0100
Re: Setting architectural features in stone Ivan Godard <ivan@millcomputing.com> - 2016-08-03 03:15 -0700
Re: Setting architectural features in stone anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2016-08-03 11:53 +0000
Re: Setting architectural features in stone Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-08-03 18:03 -0700
Re: Setting architectural features in stone Bruce Hoult <bruce.hoult@gmail.com> - 2016-08-04 01:54 -0700
Re: Setting architectural features in stone anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2016-08-04 09:28 +0000
Re: Setting architectural features in stone timcaffrey@aol.com - 2016-08-04 09:48 -0700
Re: Setting architectural features in stone Stephen Fuld <SFuld@alumni.cmu.edu.invalid> - 2016-08-04 10:04 -0700
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