Re: need help with a delcaration

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From: SCHEUTZOW,MICHAEL J
Date: Mon, 08 Sep 1986 13:58

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In article <3594@brl-smoke.ARPA> BJORNDAS%CLARGRAD.BITNET@WISCVM.WISC.EDU writes:
>Very simple question here, folks.  What is the correct way to
>declare the variable in the called function below:
>
>main()
>    {
>    char c = 'W';
>    foo(c);
>    }
>
>foo(ch)
>char ch;  /* Or should this be "int ch;" because it gets promoted? */
>  {}
>
>On my micro it MUST be declared an int; I think this is screwy, but
>I'm not an expert.
>
>---
>Sterling Bjorndahl, Claremont Graduate School
>BJORNDAS @ CLARGRAD on BITNET

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From: gt6294b@gitpyr.UUCP (SCHEUTZOW,MICHAEL J)
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Subject: Re: need help with a delcaration
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Date: Mon, 8-Sep-86 09:58:15 EDT
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Posted: Mon Sep  8 09:58:15 1986
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