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From: Mikael Steldal
Date: Sat, 30 Dec 1995 01:33
Date: Sat, 30 Dec 1995 01:33
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>Most modern machines will use ISO 8859-1, which doesn't have this problem >(but has a >number of codes with the 8th bit set, which introduces a set of >problems of its own). Yes, that could cause problems if you use a stupid compiler which defines char as signed by default. It would be good if the standard mandated char to be unsigned. --- [ comp.std.c++ is moderated. Submission address: std-c++@ncar.ucar.edu. Contact address: std-c++-request@ncar.ucar.edu. The moderation policy is summarized in http://dogbert.lbl.gov/~matt/std-c++/policy.html. ]
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!in2.uu.net!bounce-back Date: 30 Dec 95 01:33:21 GMT Approved: fjh@cs.mu.oz.au Organization: - Newsgroups: comp.std.c++ Message-ID: <199512292247.XAA26915@bure.abc.se> From: mikes@abc.se (Mikael Steldal) Subject: 8-bit characters X-Original-Date: Fri, 29 Dec 1995 22:47:27 GMT X-Newsreader: Forte Free Agent 1.0.82 X-Auth: PGPMoose V1.1 PGP comp.std.c++ iQBFAgUBMOSW7+EDnX0m9pzZAQHDSgGAnFW2wKs5kjLsoOHnlekrTaAGYcVPrbCy 845lCBg0cKNh99fpHnecofok50Agn+sg =ubGq