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| From | Les Cargill <lcargill99@comcast.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.c |
| Subject | Re: Array allocated on stack or heap |
| Date | 2017-03-25 15:14 -0500 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <ob6im3$nv$3@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
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already5chosen@yahoo.com wrote: > On Monday, March 20, 2017 at 3:56:27 PM UTC+2, GOTHIER Nathan wrote: >> On Mon, 20 Mar 2017 06:02:52 -0700 (PDT) already5chosen@yahoo.com >> wrote: >> >>> Ninety percent of everything is crap. Open source code is no >>> exception. Or a exception in a sense that percentage of crap is >>> higher than 90%. But than again, it applies to all code, not just >>> to open source. Open source just more visble. But it does not >>> follow from here that *you* have to use 'char', 'signed char' and >>> 'unsigned char' in places where an intention is not for a >>> character, but for a small integer. >> >> Indeed. That's why I think that "short" isn't badly defined as at >> least a 16-bit integer. > > That's not what I meant. In most places a proper numeric alternative > to 'char' is either int8_t or uint8_t. > > >> However "char" is here to stay so we have to deal with it. > > I don't feel like I has "to deal with it". I just use it where > appropriate (i.e. for ASCII text and for generic storage) and don't > use it where inappropriate (arithmetic). > It's also reasonable as a makeshift "bool" type, if you don't have one built in. > Well, almost. I did use 'char' recently for one very special sort of > arithmetic - conversion from binary to decimal text. I.e. I did char > c = n + '0'. That's because I am 100% sure that the code in question > will never run on anything too weird. It's possible that going > through indexing in const char decToC_tab[] = "0123456789" would be > more portable, but to my taste it's too ugly. > > Seriously? You have to understand the level to which code needs to be portable well ahead of starting work. Most code is never ported, and there is only so much you can do up front anyway. Porting is usually a YAGNI. -- Les Cargill
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Re: Array allocated on stack or heap Barry Schwarz <schwarzb@dqel.com> - 2017-03-16 23:57 -0700
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Re: Array allocated on stack or heap Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2017-03-17 16:08 -0400
Re: Array allocated on stack or heap jacobnavia <jacob@jacob.remcomp.fr> - 2017-03-18 00:03 +0100
Re: Array allocated on stack or heap Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2017-03-17 20:54 -0400
Re: Array allocated on stack or heap John Bode <jfbode1029@gmail.com> - 2017-03-17 12:15 -0700
Re: Array allocated on stack or heap David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-03-17 20:22 +0100
Re: Array allocated on stack or heap jacobnavia <jacob@jacob.remcomp.fr> - 2017-03-17 20:45 +0100
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Re: Array allocated on stack or heap jacobnavia <jacob@jacob.remcomp.fr> - 2017-03-18 00:12 +0100
Re: Array allocated on stack or heap jameskuyper@verizon.net - 2017-03-17 16:25 -0700
Re: Array allocated on stack or heap Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2017-03-17 17:08 -0700
Re: Array allocated on stack or heap Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2017-03-17 17:37 -0700
Re: Array allocated on stack or heap David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-03-19 12:30 +0100
Re: Array allocated on stack or heap BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-03-19 12:12 +0000
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Re: Array allocated on stack or heap BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-03-19 16:51 +0000
Re: Array allocated on stack or heap David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-03-20 10:44 +0100
Re: Array allocated on stack or heap BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-03-20 12:01 +0000
Re: Array allocated on stack or heap already5chosen@yahoo.com - 2017-03-20 06:02 -0700
Re: Array allocated on stack or heap GOTHIER Nathan <nathan.gothier@gmail.com> - 2017-03-20 14:54 +0100
Re: Array allocated on stack or heap already5chosen@yahoo.com - 2017-03-20 07:28 -0700
Re: Array allocated on stack or heap David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-03-20 16:43 +0100
Re: Array allocated on stack or heap Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2017-03-20 09:02 -0700
Re: Array allocated on stack or heap David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-03-21 10:11 +0100
Re: Array allocated on stack or heap already5chosen@yahoo.com - 2017-03-21 02:48 -0700
Re: Array allocated on stack or heap Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2017-03-21 08:19 -0700
Re: Array allocated on stack or heap Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2017-03-21 08:17 -0700
Re: Array allocated on stack or heap supercat@casperkitty.com - 2017-03-21 09:06 -0700
Re: Array allocated on stack or heap David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-03-21 17:32 +0100
Re: Array allocated on stack or heap Les Cargill <lcargill99@comcast.com> - 2017-03-25 15:14 -0500
Re: Array allocated on stack or heap Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2017-03-25 16:05 -0700
Re: Array allocated on stack or heap Les Cargill <lcargill99@comcast.com> - 2017-03-25 23:53 -0500
Re: Array allocated on stack or heap BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-03-26 12:30 +0100
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Re: Array allocated on stack or heap BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-03-26 22:17 +0100
Re: Array allocated on stack or heap Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2017-03-26 21:52 -0500
Re: Array allocated on stack or heap BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-03-27 13:06 +0100
Re: Array allocated on stack or heap supercat@casperkitty.com - 2017-03-27 10:10 -0700
Re: Array allocated on stack or heap Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2017-03-27 15:56 -0500
Re: Array allocated on stack or heap bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-03-27 22:48 +0100
Re: Array allocated on stack or heap Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2017-03-27 19:58 -0500
Re: Array allocated on stack or heap GOTHIER Nathan <nathan.gothier@gmail.com> - 2017-03-20 14:56 +0100
Re: Array allocated on stack or heap David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-03-20 15:34 +0100
Re: Array allocated on stack or heap supercat@casperkitty.com - 2017-03-20 09:28 -0700
Re: Array allocated on stack or heap bart4858@gmail.com - 2017-03-20 13:05 -0700
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Re: Array allocated on stack or heap supercat@casperkitty.com - 2017-03-20 14:26 -0700
Re: Array allocated on stack or heap BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-03-20 22:24 +0000
Re: Array allocated on stack or heap supercat@casperkitty.com - 2017-03-20 15:44 -0700
Re: Array allocated on stack or heap already5chosen@yahoo.com - 2017-03-21 02:44 -0700
Re: Array allocated on stack or heap David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-03-21 11:15 +0100
Re: Array allocated on stack or heap BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-03-21 11:12 +0000
Re: Array allocated on stack or heap already5chosen@yahoo.com - 2017-03-21 04:23 -0700
Re: Array allocated on stack or heap scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2017-03-21 13:13 +0000
Re: Array allocated on stack or heap BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-03-21 13:38 +0000
Re: Array allocated on stack or heap David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-03-21 15:33 +0100
Re: Array allocated on stack or heap already5chosen@yahoo.com - 2017-03-21 07:38 -0700
Re: Array allocated on stack or heap already5chosen@yahoo.com - 2017-03-21 07:35 -0700
Re: Array allocated on stack or heap scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2017-03-21 15:09 +0000
Re: Array allocated on stack or heap Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2017-03-19 13:05 +0000
Re: Array allocated on stack or heap BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-03-19 13:27 +0000
Re: Array allocated on stack or heap GOTHIER Nathan <nathan.gothier@gmail.com> - 2017-03-19 14:26 +0100
Re: Array allocated on stack or heap Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2017-03-19 13:34 +0000
Re: Array allocated on stack or heap GOTHIER Nathan <nathan.gothier@gmail.com> - 2017-03-19 14:35 +0100
Re: Array allocated on stack or heap Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2017-03-19 13:36 +0000
Re: Array allocated on stack or heap BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-03-19 14:00 +0000
Re: Array allocated on stack or heap Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2017-03-19 19:00 +0000
Re: Array allocated on stack or heap BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-03-19 19:24 +0000
Re: Array allocated on stack or heap Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2017-03-20 08:45 +1300
Re: Array allocated on stack or heap Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2017-03-19 14:32 -0700
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Re: Array allocated on stack or heap Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com> - 2017-03-20 18:58 +0000
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Re: Array allocated on stack or heap Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2017-03-19 20:50 +0000
Re: Array allocated on stack or heap GOTHIER Nathan <nathan.gothier@gmail.com> - 2017-03-19 14:10 +0100
Re: Array allocated on stack or heap BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-03-19 13:38 +0000
Re: Array allocated on stack or heap GOTHIER Nathan <nathan.gothier@gmail.com> - 2017-03-19 14:49 +0100
Re: Array allocated on stack or heap luser droog <luser.droog@gmail.com> - 2017-03-20 07:59 -0700
Re: Array allocated on stack or heap Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2017-03-19 10:57 -0400
Re: Array allocated on stack or heap BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-03-19 16:14 +0000
Re: Array allocated on stack or heap Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2017-03-19 15:53 -0400
Re: Array allocated on stack or heap BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-03-19 20:37 +0000
Re: Array allocated on stack or heap Jean-Marc Bourguet <jm@bourguet.org> - 2017-03-19 23:09 +0100
Re: Array allocated on stack or heap BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-03-19 22:38 +0000
Re: Array allocated on stack or heap Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2017-03-19 16:21 -0700
Re: Array allocated on stack or heap Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2017-03-20 16:18 +1300
Re: Array allocated on stack or heap David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-03-20 11:06 +0100
Re: Array allocated on stack or heap David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-03-20 11:00 +0100
Re: Array allocated on stack or heap supercat@casperkitty.com - 2017-03-19 08:53 -0700
Re: Array allocated on stack or heap Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2017-03-17 16:11 -0400
Re: Array allocated on stack or heap Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2017-03-17 13:35 -0700
Re: Array allocated on stack or heap Chad <cdalten@gmail.com> - 2017-03-17 14:00 -0700
Re: Array allocated on stack or heap jacobnavia <jacob@jacob.remcomp.fr> - 2017-03-17 23:57 +0100
Re: Array allocated on stack or heap Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2017-03-18 12:42 +1300
Re: Array allocated on stack or heap jacobnavia <jacob@jacob.remcomp.fr> - 2017-03-18 00:45 +0100
Re: Array allocated on stack or heap Chad <cdalten@gmail.com> - 2017-03-18 14:17 -0700
Re: Array allocated on stack or heap jacobnavia <jacob@jacob.remcomp.fr> - 2017-03-19 19:21 +0100
Re: Array allocated on stack or heap already5chosen@yahoo.com - 2017-03-19 15:00 -0700
Re: Array allocated on stack or heap BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2017-03-19 22:16 +0000
Re: Array allocated on stack or heap jacobnavia <jacob@jacob.remcomp.fr> - 2017-03-19 23:57 +0100
Re: Array allocated on stack or heap Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2017-03-19 16:15 -0700
Re: Array allocated on stack or heap David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-03-20 12:24 +0100
Re: Array allocated on stack or heap scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2017-03-20 13:24 +0000
Re: Array allocated on stack or heap David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-03-19 13:21 +0100
Re: Array allocated on stack or heap John Bode <jfbode1029@gmail.com> - 2017-03-17 14:30 -0700
Re: Array allocated on stack or heap jacobnavia <jacob@jacob.remcomp.fr> - 2017-03-17 23:59 +0100
Re: Array allocated on stack or heap Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2017-03-17 21:02 -0400
Re: Array allocated on stack or heap David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2017-03-19 13:26 +0100
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