Re: [Mspgcc-users] Why #define NULL 0?

[Steve Underwood]

Robert Bon wrote:

Kernighan and Ritchie assumed that every computer knows the number zero. 
This is the only value the C language uses. 

Using NULL with a value of 42, 
- is not portable, a 4bit micro controller doesn't known 42. ;-)
- It is gives problems if you use the NULL as FALSE.
- It produces more code.
- It is not C
But do what you like.

Robert Bon
 

What a fun idea. Has anyone ever made even a small subset of C compile 
for a 4 bit CPU? :-)

Regards,
Steve