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Re: Unicode in C Sources

From jacobnavia <jacob@jacob.remcomp.fr>
Newsgroups comp.lang.c
Subject Re: Unicode in C Sources
Date 2020-02-04 16:33 +0100
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Le 03/02/2020 à 22:36, David Brown a écrit :
> My question is, does anyone know if this /actually/ causes problems in 
> practice?


Suppose you write pi as a greek letter identifier.

1) You edit the program source text. You can't use the search or the 
search+replace features of your editor, there is no way to type pi as a 
greek letter in your keyboard.

2) I use a small font in the mail reader I am using. I misread pi as "n" 
the first time I saw it. From the context I saw that I had to look 
closer and then I saw the greek letter.

3) The compiler must be prepared to output those characters in 
warnings/errors

"Undefined identifier \u..." is not really helpful.

4) How about the linker? Do all linker support Unicode?

5) You will have the same problem as in the editor if you want to 
display the value of pi in the debugger. No way to type it.

ETC!

Those problems appear after several minutes of reflection. Imagine how 
many are lurking behind those!

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Unicode in C Sources F Russell <fr@random.info> - 2020-02-01 17:12 +0000
  Re: Unicode in C Sources Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2020-02-01 17:37 +0000
    Re: Unicode in C Sources Anton Shepelev <anton.txt@gmail.com> - 2020-02-01 20:43 +0300
      Re: Unicode in C Sources Malcolm McLean <malcolm.arthur.mclean@gmail.com> - 2020-02-01 10:57 -0800
        Re: Unicode in C Sources David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2020-02-02 16:58 +0100
          Re: Unicode in C Sources F Russell <fr@random.info> - 2020-02-02 17:05 +0000
            Re: Unicode in C Sources David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2020-02-02 19:52 +0100
              Re: Unicode in C Sources Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2020-02-02 19:20 +0000
            Re: Unicode in C Sources Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2020-02-03 12:38 +0000
              Re: Unicode in C Sources James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2020-02-03 09:16 -0500
                Re: Unicode in C Sources David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2020-02-03 15:32 +0100
                Re: Unicode in C Sources Öö Tiib <ootiib@hot.ee> - 2020-02-03 09:01 -0800
                Re: Unicode in C Sources Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2020-02-03 21:15 +0000
              Re: Unicode in C Sources F Russell <fr@random.info> - 2020-02-04 02:06 +0000
              Re: Unicode in C Sources F Russell <fr@random.info> - 2020-02-04 02:19 +0000
                Re: Unicode in C Sources Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2020-02-04 02:50 +0000
                Re: Unicode in C Sources David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2020-02-04 08:16 +0100
    Re: Unicode in C Sources Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2020-02-01 18:10 +0000
      Re: Unicode in C Sources Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2020-02-01 15:19 -0500
        Re: Unicode in C Sources Manfred <invalid@add.invalid> - 2020-02-02 00:13 +0100
          Re: Unicode in C Sources Manfred <invalid@add.invalid> - 2020-02-02 00:46 +0100
            Re: Unicode in C Sources Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2020-02-02 00:24 +0000
          Re: Unicode in C Sources Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2020-02-02 08:14 -0500
            Re: Unicode in C Sources Manfred <noname@add.invalid> - 2020-02-02 17:59 +0100
              Re: Unicode in C Sources James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2020-02-02 14:44 -0500
                Re: Unicode in C Sources Manfred <noname@add.invalid> - 2020-02-02 21:49 +0100
                Re: Unicode in C Sources James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2020-02-02 16:58 -0500
                Re: Unicode in C Sources Manfred <noname@add.invalid> - 2020-02-03 15:33 +0100
                Re: Unicode in C Sources Manfred <noname@add.invalid> - 2020-02-03 15:38 +0100
                Re: Unicode in C Sources James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2020-02-03 10:25 -0500
                Re: Unicode in C Sources Manfred <noname@add.invalid> - 2020-02-03 19:11 +0100
                Re: Unicode in C Sources James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2020-02-03 15:59 -0500
                Re: Unicode in C Sources Manfred <noname@add.invalid> - 2020-02-04 16:51 +0100
                Re: Unicode in C Sources James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2020-02-04 16:05 -0500
                Re: Unicode in C Sources Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2020-02-19 12:17 -0800
      Re: Unicode in C Sources David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2020-02-02 17:09 +0100
        Re: Unicode in C Sources James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2020-02-02 14:46 -0500
          Re: Unicode in C Sources David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2020-02-02 21:39 +0100
            Re: Unicode in C Sources James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2020-02-02 17:07 -0500
              Re: Unicode in C Sources David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2020-02-03 13:12 +0100
                Re: Unicode in C Sources jacobnavia <jacob@jacob.remcomp.fr> - 2020-02-03 16:46 +0100
                Re: Unicode in C Sources Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2020-02-03 16:47 +0000
                Re: Unicode in C Sources James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2020-02-03 13:36 -0800
                Re: Unicode in C Sources David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2020-02-03 23:56 +0100
                Re: Unicode in C Sources James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2020-02-03 13:06 -0500
                Re: Unicode in C Sources David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2020-02-03 22:25 +0100
                Re: Unicode in C Sources James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2020-02-03 13:29 -0800
                Re: Unicode in C Sources Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2020-02-19 12:30 -0800
                Re: Unicode in C Sources James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2020-02-19 14:19 -0800
                Re: Unicode in C Sources Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2020-04-02 07:50 -0700
                Re: Unicode in C Sources James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2020-04-02 08:16 -0700
                Re: Unicode in C Sources Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2020-02-03 22:33 +0000
                Re: Unicode in C Sources James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2020-02-03 23:05 -0500
                Re: Unicode in C Sources James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2020-02-03 23:10 -0500
                Re: Unicode in C Sources Manfred <noname@add.invalid> - 2020-02-04 18:05 +0100
                Re: Unicode in C Sources already5chosen@yahoo.com - 2020-02-04 09:38 -0800
                Re: Unicode in C Sources Manfred <noname@add.invalid> - 2020-02-04 18:46 +0100
                Re: Unicode in C Sources James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2020-02-04 16:07 -0500
            Re: Unicode in C Sources Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2020-02-02 14:54 -0800
      Re: Unicode in C Sources Siri Cruise <chine.bleu@yahoo.com> - 2020-02-03 15:10 -0800
  Re: Unicode in C Sources jacobnavia <jacob@jacob.remcomp.fr> - 2020-02-03 07:47 +0100
    Re: Unicode in C Sources David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2020-02-03 14:00 +0100
      Re: Unicode in C Sources jacobnavia <jacob@jacob.remcomp.fr> - 2020-02-03 16:45 +0100
        Re: Unicode in C Sources Guillaume <message@bottle.org> - 2020-02-03 17:54 +0100
        Re: Unicode in C Sources David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2020-02-03 22:36 +0100
          Re: Unicode in C Sources jacobnavia <jacob@jacob.remcomp.fr> - 2020-02-04 16:33 +0100
            Re: Unicode in C Sources David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2020-02-04 16:45 +0100
              Re: Unicode in C Sources Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2020-02-04 13:02 -0800
                Re: Unicode in C Sources jacobnavia <jacob@jacob.remcomp.fr> - 2020-02-04 23:18 +0100
                Re: Unicode in C Sources David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2020-02-05 11:07 +0100
                Re: Unicode in C Sources Manfred <noname@add.invalid> - 2020-02-05 14:49 +0100
                Re: Unicode in C Sources Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2020-02-16 06:23 -0800
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              Re: Unicode in C Sources Manfred <noname@add.invalid> - 2020-02-05 14:51 +0100
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                Re: Unicode in C Sources David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2020-02-05 16:31 +0100
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                Re: Unicode in C Sources scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2020-02-05 16:02 +0000
                Re: Unicode in C Sources Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2020-02-05 16:59 +0000
                Re: Unicode in C Sources Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2020-02-05 18:02 +0000
                Re: Unicode in C Sources jacobnavia <jacob@jacob.remcomp.fr> - 2020-02-05 19:37 +0100
                Re: Unicode in C Sources Manfred <noname@add.invalid> - 2020-02-05 19:37 +0100
                Re: Unicode in C Sources jacobnavia <jacob@jacob.remcomp.fr> - 2020-02-05 21:02 +0100
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                Re: Unicode in C Sources Manfred <noname@add.invalid> - 2020-02-06 13:53 +0100
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                Re: Unicode in C Sources Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2020-02-06 07:27 -0500
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                Re: Unicode in C Sources Mikko Rauhala <mjr@iki.fi> - 2020-02-06 10:46 +0000
                Re: Unicode in C Sources David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2020-02-05 21:47 +0100
                Re: Unicode in C Sources Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2020-02-05 22:50 +0000
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