Re: Asserts Immediately with Compiler Warning Fix

Hi Scott,

I fixed it in CVS.  I'm leaving the function/switch statement there for
now to remind me that we MIGHT want to do something with ideographic shift
in/shift out in the future.  Even though I don't know what they are. ;-)

Mike

On Thu, 29 Jun 2000, Scott Klement wrote:

> 
> Mike,
> 
> Thanks for fixing the compiler warning messages.  Unfortunately, this fix
> causes tn5250 to not work at all -- it'll end with "assertion failed"
> immediately after starting.  (before I even see my signon screen)
> 
> The problem is in the tn5250_char_map_printable_p() function in utility.c.
> 
> The old code (that was giving warnings) looked like this:
> 
>    switch (data) {
>      /*
>         Ideographic Shift-In and Shift-Out.
>    case 0x0e:
>    case 0x0f:
>      */
>       return 0;
>    }
>    return 1;
> 
> This code will always return 1, since the "return 0" is unreachable.  And
> this actually works... :)
> 
> the new code looks like this:
> 
>    switch (data)
>      {
>        /*
>           Ideographic Shift-In and Shift-Out. 
>           case 0x0e:
>           case 0x0f:
>        */
>      default: 
>        return 0;
>        break;
>      }
>    return 1;
> 
> 
> This code always returns 0, which makes the emulator unusuable.  (every
> character is unprintable!)
> 
> What you probably meant to do was something like this:
> 
>    switch (data)
>      {
>        /*
>           Ideographic Shift-In and Shift-Out. 
>           case 0x0e:
>           case 0x0f:
>                return 0;
>        */
>      default: 
>        break;
>      }
>    return 1;
> 
> Since that "return 0" is done (used to be done) when an ideographic 
> shift-in or shift-out character was encountered.  Of course, the entire
> switch statement seems pointless, this way!  heck, the entire function
> seems pointless... :)
> 
> But anyway, that fixes my assertion, and lets me use the emulator
> again...
> 
> -Scott
> 
> 
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