On Tue, 30 Mar 2010 14:38:34 +1300, "Russell McMahon" said:
> I've read what the others said, and if the following was the case
> you'd expect it to have been said. This is somewhat implicit in at
> least one reply.
> =

> As
> =A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 foo+bar
> =

> is capable of overflowing an 8 bit word, then at least bat needs to be
> int for safety.

Right, except if bat is a checksum and it's an unsigned char because you
designed it that way :(

So much for C letting you shoot yourself in the foot if you so choose.

Actually I do understand the ANSI rules, I just forgot the ways HiTech
decides to apply them or forget them, and when they wrote my old manual
they hadn't written that part yet.

Cheers,

Bob

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