Re: [PATCH] scanf.3: Do not mention the ERANGE error

[Ian Abbott <abbotti@mev.co.uk>]

On 2022-12-14 10:39, Alejandro Colomar wrote:
> Hi Ian & Zack,
> 
> On 12/14/22 11:22, Ian Abbott wrote:
>> On 14/12/2022 02:18, Zack Weinberg wrote:
>>> Ian Abbott <abbotti@mev.co.uk> writes:
>>>
>>>> On 12/12/2022 02:11, Zack Weinberg wrote:
>>>>> Field widths are awkward to use because you have to write them as
>>>>> decimal constants _inside the format string_…
>>>>
>>>> It's a shame that scanf's maximum field width couldn't be specified
>>>> using an integer parameter in the same was as printf's minimum field
>>>> width, but the '*' flag was already taken!
>>>
>>> Yup.  I suppose we could make up another flag … ‘@’ isn’t used for
>>> anything …
>>
>> '@' isn't included in C's basic character set though.  '&' is available.
> 
> Just a curious question from an ignorant:  what's the difference between 
> the basic character set and the source character set?

The source character set may contain locale-specific characters outside 
the basic source character set.

Actually, there are two basic character sets - the basic source 
character set and the basic execution character set (which includes the 
basic source character set plus a few control characters).  The source 
character set and/or execution character set may contain 
locale-specific, extended characters outside the basic character set.

https://port70.net/~nsz/c/c11/n1570.html#5.2.1

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