Re: access & address

[Martin Krischik <krischik@users.sourceforge.net>]

CBFalconer wrote:

> Martin Krischik wrote:
>>
> ... snip ...
>> 
>> I sure C++. All I have to say is:
>> 
>> unsigned A = -1;
>> char B = 256;
>> 
>> If you are very very luck your compiler will warn you.
> 
> We recently had an unholy row about this in c.l.c, as applied to
> the error returns from strtoul().

Only the error returns are wacky? 

"followed by a single  optional `+' or `-' sign."

What do you need a '-' in 'unsigned long int'? And it even gets better:

"The strtoul() function returns either the result of the conversion or, if
there was a leading minus sign,  the negation  of the result of the
conversion, unless the original (non-negated) value would overflow;"

Which negative valued in 'unsigned long int'?

You don't need to answer - there where just rethoric question. It's just
that my opinion on C has hit a new all time low.

With Regards

Martin

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