+#if UCHAR_MAX == 255
+# define uchar_in_range(c) true
+#else
+# define uchar_in_range(c) ((c) <= 255)
+#endif
+
+/* Return true if CH is a character from the Base64 alphabet, and
+ false otherwise. Note that '=' is padding and not considered to be
+ part of the alphabet. */
+bool
+isbase64 (char ch)