[webkit-dev] Should LChar really being unsigned char? (was Re: SerializedScriptValue: signed vs unsigned char)

[Balazs Kelemen]

On 02/07/2013 01:48 AM, Maciej Stachowiak wrote:
>
> I think we should continue to use uint8_t instead of char as the 
> primary way to represent a raw byte in WebKit. First, it's good to 
> distinguish raw data from C strings at the type system level, and 
> second, the unpredictable signedness of char is actively bad for 
> byte-oriented processing. Another library making a different choice 
> doesn't overcome these reasons.

I agree with that, but I still don't see why should LChar be unsigned 
since it is a character and not a raw byte. It would be somewhat more 
convenient when dealing with string literals or traditional C libraries. 
I you agree I could investigate in the refactoring work.

-kbalazs
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