getchar and EOF (was: One more point regarding = and == (more flamage))

[Rahul Dhesi]

In <1991Apr7.064003.8552 at athena.mit.edu> scs at adam.mit.edu (Steve Summit) writes:

>As a return value from getchar, EOF is guaranteed to
>be distinct from all char values.

I have always assumed that EOF is guaranteed to be -1.  I think there
is enough history behind EOF == -1 (just as with NULL == 0) that it
isn't likely to be anything else.
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