Re: [Qemu-devel] [6023] Use a hex value instead of possibly ambiguous 8 bit character

["M. Warner Losh" <imp@bsdimp.com>]

In message: <20081214224559.c54b844a.mle+tools@mega-nerd.com>
            Erik de Castro Lopo <mle+tools@mega-nerd.com> writes:
: Johannes Schindelin wrote:
: 
: > I vote against using isprint(c).  The code is simple as it is, otherwise 
: > you'd have to look up what isprint() does, _and_ rely on isprint() being 
: > present.
: > 
: > I know, there are many people on this list who are all too happy to rely 
: > on new-fangled C99 stuff or lock themselves (and others) in with GCCisms. 
: > Peronally, though, I find it utterly stupid to do that unless you really 
: > have to.
: 
: isprint is part of C89 and any compiler less than 20 years old should
: support it.

isprint() also was in many K&R compilers, but that was system
dependent.  The VAX I used in college in 1985 had it, as did the 'C'
compiler for my DEC Rainbow and the TOPS-20 C compiler written at my
university...

Warner