C compiler ignors CTRL L

Doug East dre at ptsfa.UUCP
Sun Oct 7 01:25:48 AEST 1984


> Our C compiler (4.1 BSD) will ignor CTRL L's (form feeds). This is nice
> because it allows one to ask for a new page at the begining of subroutines.
> It is also not documented, probably non-standard, and probably should be an
> error. How far back does this "feature" go? Is it in all, most, of just a
> few of the compilers out there. If it is universal, shouldn't it be
> documented?

We have compiler on a Convergent Technologies Megaframe (sys5) which exhibits
the same behaviour.  It isn't documented either, as far as I can discern.

	Doug East (Pacific * Bell)
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