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From: jeffa@hpmwtd.HP.COM (Jeff Aguilera)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c
Subject: Re: isascii (was: Another pitfall.  Signed chars and ctype.h)
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Date: 23 Feb 90 18:26:05 GMT
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> Then the missing isascii() wouldn't even be needed.
> This was proposed to the Committee and rejected on the (incorrect)
> grounds that it couldn't be implemented without the macro's having
> to evaluate its arguments more than once.

Introduce the inline keyword, and then inline all the ctype functions.
Simple solution, superior in all respects.  (Gawd, ANSI C is brain dead.)
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