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Date:      Mon, 2 Jun 1997 22:21:16 -0800 (AKDT)
From:      Steve Howe <un_x@anchorage.net>
To:        freebsd-hackers <hackers@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: signed/unsigned cpp
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.95q.970602221732.5317A-100000@aak.anchorage.net>
In-Reply-To: <199706030619.PAA01871@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au>

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On Tue, 3 Jun 1997, Michael Smith wrote:

> No, there you are quite right.  But if I use a "char *" type, I know
> not to explicitly expect it to be either "signed" or "unsigned".

i'm in the middle of porting a bunch of code, and would like to do
it as "properly" as possible.  can anyone tell me an instance
where declaring "char *" is of any benefit, as opposed to
explicitly defining "unsinged char *" or "signed char *" ?

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