Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!husc6!bu-cs!mit-eddie!genrad!decvax!decwrl!hplabs!hpcea!hpda!hppcgo!hpdsd!hpisod2!decot From: decot@hpisod2.HP (Dave Decot) Newsgroups: comp.lang.c Subject: Re: draft ANSI standard: needs your tomatoes Message-ID: <2550002@hpisod2.HP> Date: Mon, 15-Dec-86 22:33:20 EST Article-I.D.: hpisod2.2550002 Posted: Mon Dec 15 22:33:20 1986 Date-Received: Sat, 20-Dec-86 06:13:16 EST References: <1384@hoptoad.uucp> Lines: 13 > The constants EXTERNAL_NAME_LENGTH (6), INCLUDE_FILES_NEST > (4), and SOURCE_LINE_LENGTH (509) in particular seem to be very > inadequate. ... A compiler that won't accept a > 600-line input file is clearly sub-standard and almost useless, and I > object to the ANSII committee approving of this limitation. I don't know about the others, but SOURCE_LINE_LENGTH is not the minimum allowable maximum number of lines in a source file, it's the minimum allowable maximum length of *each* source line. Personally, I'd like to see that particular value set to 128, so I can fit listings on my lineprinter. Dave Decot hpda!decot