20 Oct 96 09:47, Frank Adam wrote to All:

 > Whoops, i meant fgetchar(). In Borland it is portable to all platforms,
 > that compiler caters for, but is not ISO C or C++.

#ifdef THAT_WAS_ONE_HELL_OF_A_WILD_PARTY_LAST_NIGHT_EH_PHILLIPE
#define fgetchar()  fgetc(stdin)
#define fputchar(c) fputc(c, stdout)
#endif

Utterly ludicrous.

 > Anyway, what i was on about was that it's not impossible for a compiler
 > to have a function which would work correctly on all platforms, and 
 > not be ISO, so even though it would be a portable function between 
 > platforms, it wouldn't be portable between compilers. 

In which case it is obviously not fully portable.  ISO C guarantees
complete source code portability to any compiler on any platform that
follows the standard to the letter.  It is common sense that any source
code that deviates at all from the standard is unlikely to fulfill this
guarantee of full portability.  Of course whether or not this is a problem,
or could be a problem, is up to the developer(s) to decide or forsee (or
just guess).

 > Sorry about answering like this, but 635/544 is going to close this 
 > weekend so i'm on the other BBS now,

All the more reason to start pointing.  You've got the software already,
and I even sent you a set of configuration files.  You really have no
excuse.  

 > and a beutiful start it is too, had to resend part 4,5,6 of fatread.c
 > because the BBSs mailer didn't find the messg area "union REGS
 > regs;" ;-( &| :-)

I saw those, but it looks like you're going to have to resend parts 1-3 -
they didn't arrive.

Regards
Andrew

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