On Dec 18, 19:31, Valery Ushakov wrote:
} On Wed, Dec 18, 2024 at 15:44:22 +0000, Patrick Welche wrote:
}
} > A small hurdle was "but it works on linux" hence the email to this
} > list, and John Kollasch pointed to the CAVEATS section of ctype(3)
} > within minutes - thanks!
}
} I think this is like 3rd major re-run of this discussion. IIRC, the
} first one was a huge "but it works on linux" flamewar by a Zend (PHP)
} guy. The current CAVEATS section in ctype(3) was written as the
} result of that.
Yes, see PR/34632. The rules haven't changed in forever.
Unfortunately, I recently moved into a smaller place so I don't
have my first edition K&R at hand, otherwise I would quote chapter
and verse. Basically, people like this not only don't know C, but
they also aren't open to correction, and thus shouldn't be allowed
anywhere near a C compiler.
}-- End of excerpt from Valery Ushakov
