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Re: ESL Master Include File

• Posted by Pete Lomax <petelomax at blueyonder.co.uk> Jul 26, 2005
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On Mon, 25 Jul 2005 13:36:14 -0700, "D. Newhall"
<guest at RapidEuphoria.com> wrote:

>Pete Lomax wrote:
>> 
>> >the programmer might want to make FALSE = -1
>> such programmers should be shot on sight.
>> 
>> Pete
>
>Arguably, 
There is no "Arguably" about it at all.

If you cannot see the fundamental difference between an arbitrary
end of file designator and the functional implications of TRUE and
FALSE then I can feel nothing but pity and contempt for you.

It may be that constant EOF=-1 makes code easier to read and
I guess would make it easier to change if the highly unlikely 
occurred and Rob changed it. Despite the highly unlikely chance 
of such things, some libraries actually do define TRUE=(1=1) and
FALSE=(1=0).

There is nothing wrong with using tri-logic with say isTLtrue=1, 
isTLunknown=0, and isTLfalse=-1, (though isTLfalse=0, and 
isTLunknown=-1 would probably be just as effective) but 
defining FALSE as -1 is just brain-dead stupidity.

(I note that you wrote UNDEF=0 and FALSE=0, somewhat proving my point,
although of course I accept [hope?] it was just a minor typo.)

Pete