Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site wlcrjs.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxj!houxm!ihnp4!wlcrjs!marc From: marc@wlcrjs.UUCP (Marc Lavine) Newsgroups: net.lang.c Subject: Re: C compiler ignors CTRL L Message-ID: <361@wlcrjs.UUCP> Date: Sat, 13-Oct-84 00:30:36 EDT Article-I.D.: wlcrjs.361 Posted: Sat Oct 13 00:30:36 1984 Date-Received: Mon, 8-Oct-84 02:59:32 EDT References: <4006@elsie.UUCP> Organization: chi-net, Public Access UN*X, Chicago IL Lines: 12 > Our C compiler (4.1 BSD) will ignor CTRL L's (form feeds). This is nice > because it allows one to ask for a new page at the begining of subroutines. > It is also not documented, probably non-standard, and probably should be an > error. How far back does this "feature" go? Is it in all, most, of just a > few of the compilers out there. If it is universal, shouldn't it be > documented? Your compiler probably includes form feeds in its definition of white space, although K&R doesn't seem to recognize them as such (see pg. 179). -- Marc Lavine uucp: ...ihnp4!wlcrjs!marc