On Thu, 26 Oct 2000, Nicholas Clark wrote:
> I know of sign extending byte loads. However, as arm gcc has "char" as
> "unsigned char" I'd assume this is only going to benefit code
> generation for programs that explicitly specify values with type "signed
> char". Or will it also help for signed shorts?

Just cos I'm a curious bunny and it's not in the FAQ, but why do we use 
unsigned chars as the default for chars?

Cheers,
Chris