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[xemacs-hg @ 2006-07-08 16:15:54 by aidan] Fix a Mule build failure, update comments.
author aidan
date Sat, 08 Jul 2006 16:15:57 +0000
parents b544987e2eca
children 98af8a976fc3
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398 /* ------------------------ other text-related typedefs ------------------- */ 398 /* ------------------------ other text-related typedefs ------------------- */
399 399
400 /* To the user, a buffer is made up of characters. In the non-Mule world, 400 /* To the user, a buffer is made up of characters. In the non-Mule world,
401 characters and Ibytes are equivalent, restricted to the range 0 - 255. 401 characters and Ibytes are equivalent, restricted to the range 0 - 255.
402 In the Mule world, many more characters are possible (19 bits worth, 402 In the Mule world, many more characters are possible (21 bits worth,
403 more or less), and a character requires (typically) 1 to 4 Ibytes for 403 more or less), and a character requires (typically) 1 to 4 Ibytes for
404 its representation in a buffer or string. Note that the representation 404 its representation in a buffer or string. Note that the representation
405 of a character by itself, in a variable, is very different from its 405 of a character by itself, in a variable, is very different from its
406 representation in a string of text (in a buffer or Lisp string). 406 representation in a string of text (in a buffer or Lisp string).
407 407