Re: code for 32/64 bit strtoul strtol strtoull strtoll

From	Kaz Kylheku <kaz@kylheku.com>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.c
Subject	Re: code for 32/64 bit strtoul strtol strtoull strtoll
Date	2015-03-31 19:23 +0000
Organization	Aioe.org NNTP Server
Message-ID	<20150331122221.146@kylheku.com> (permalink)
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On 2015-03-31, Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> wrote:
> On 31/03/15 19:22, Kaz Kylheku wrote:
>> On 2015-03-31, Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> wrote:
>>> On 31/03/15 16:06, Keith Thompson wrote:
>>>> Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> writes:
>>>>> On 31/03/2015 07:44, Robert Wessel wrote:
>>>> [...]
>>>>>> The base may be any (integer) value 2..36.
>>>>>
>>>>> Sounds like ridiculous over-specification to me, because if you're
>>>>> going to allow base 36, why not 136? Bases in the range 2 to 16 are
>>>>> very common and useful; above 16 aren't.
>>>>
>>>> Base 7 is common and useful?
>>>
>>> Um, yes (up to a point).
>>>
>>> Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday.
>>>
>>> (Admittedly its use runs out right about here.)
>>
>> That is not "base 7", but a modulo 7 congruence.
>>
>> Base 7 means we have a representation of integers based on powers
>> of 7. Thus we make use of 49, 343, ....
>
> Yeah, there's a limit to how far you can stretch a joke before it snaps 
> in two.

And such a binary breakage, again, does not imply the binary number system.

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code for 32/64 bit strtoul strtol strtoull strtoll jacob navia <jacob@jacob.remcomp.fr> - 2015-03-29 17:33 +0200
  code for 32/64 bit strtoul strtol strtoull strtoll asetofsymbols@gmail.com - 2015-03-29 09:22 -0700
    Re: code for 32/64 bit strtoul strtol strtoull strtoll Barry Schwarz <schwarzb@dqel.com> - 2015-03-29 15:12 -0700
      Re: code for 32/64 bit strtoul strtol strtoull strtoll asetofsymbols@gmail.com - 2015-03-29 23:07 -0700
  Re: code for 32/64 bit strtoul strtol strtoull strtoll Barry Schwarz <schwarzb@dqel.com> - 2015-03-29 09:44 -0700
    Re: code for 32/64 bit strtoul strtol strtoull strtoll jacob navia <jacob@jacob.remcomp.fr> - 2015-03-29 19:05 +0200
      Re: code for 32/64 bit strtoul strtol strtoull strtoll Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-03-29 12:15 -0700
  Re: code for 32/64 bit strtoul strtol strtoull strtoll Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-03-30 02:01 +0100
    Re: code for 32/64 bit strtoul strtol strtoull strtoll Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-03-29 19:48 -0700
      Re: code for 32/64 bit strtoul strtol strtoull strtoll Barry Schwarz <schwarzb@dqel.com> - 2015-03-29 22:08 -0700
        Re: code for 32/64 bit strtoul strtol strtoull strtoll Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-03-30 12:44 +0100
          Re: code for 32/64 bit strtoul strtol strtoull strtoll Barry Schwarz <schwarzb@dqel.com> - 2015-03-30 09:04 -0700
            Re: code for 32/64 bit strtoul strtol strtoull strtoll Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2015-03-30 21:00 +0100
        Re: code for 32/64 bit strtoul strtol strtoull strtoll Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-03-30 08:24 -0700
      Re: code for 32/64 bit strtoul strtol strtoull strtoll Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2015-03-30 07:21 -0700
  Re: code for 32/64 bit strtoul strtol strtoull strtoll Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2015-03-30 18:02 +1300
    Re: code for 32/64 bit strtoul strtol strtoull strtoll Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-03-30 08:03 +0100
      Re: code for 32/64 bit strtoul strtol strtoull strtoll Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2015-03-30 20:33 +1300
        Re: code for 32/64 bit strtoul strtol strtoull strtoll Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2015-03-30 20:35 +1300
  Re: code for 32/64 bit strtoul strtol strtoull strtoll Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2015-03-30 07:27 -0700
  Re: code for 32/64 bit strtoul strtol strtoull strtoll Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-03-30 09:08 -0700
  Re: code for 32/64 bit strtoul strtol strtoull strtoll Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-03-30 09:29 -0700
  Re: code for 32/64 bit strtoul strtol strtoull strtoll Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2015-03-30 15:16 -0500
    Re: code for 32/64 bit strtoul strtol strtoull strtoll jacob navia <jacob@jacob.remcomp.fr> - 2015-03-31 00:15 +0200
      Re: code for 32/64 bit strtoul strtol strtoull strtoll Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2015-03-31 01:42 -0500
    Re: code for 32/64 bit strtoul strtol strtoull strtoll Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-03-30 23:39 +0100
      Re: code for 32/64 bit strtoul strtol strtoull strtoll Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2015-03-31 01:44 -0500
        Re: code for 32/64 bit strtoul strtol strtoull strtoll Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-03-31 13:01 +0100
          Re: code for 32/64 bit strtoul strtol strtoull strtoll Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-03-31 05:13 -0700
          Re: code for 32/64 bit strtoul strtol strtoull strtoll Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-03-31 08:06 -0700
            Re: code for 32/64 bit strtoul strtol strtoull strtoll Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-03-31 08:26 -0700
            Re: code for 32/64 bit strtoul strtol strtoull strtoll Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-03-31 16:40 +0100
              Re: code for 32/64 bit strtoul strtol strtoull strtoll Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-03-31 09:39 -0700
              Re: code for 32/64 bit strtoul strtol strtoull strtoll Kaz Kylheku <kaz@kylheku.com> - 2015-03-31 18:22 +0000
                Re: code for 32/64 bit strtoul strtol strtoull strtoll Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-03-31 19:36 +0100
                Re: code for 32/64 bit strtoul strtol strtoull strtoll Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-03-31 12:11 -0700
                Re: code for 32/64 bit strtoul strtol strtoull strtoll Kaz Kylheku <kaz@kylheku.com> - 2015-03-31 19:23 +0000
            Re: code for 32/64 bit strtoul strtol strtoull strtoll Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-03-31 16:52 +0100
              Re: code for 32/64 bit strtoul strtol strtoull strtoll glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> - 2015-03-31 17:54 +0000
                Re: code for 32/64 bit strtoul strtol strtoull strtoll raltbos@xs4all.nl (Richard Bos) - 2015-03-31 18:51 +0000
                Re: code for 32/64 bit strtoul strtol strtoull strtoll Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-03-31 20:05 +0100
                Re: code for 32/64 bit strtoul strtol strtoull strtoll James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2015-03-31 15:18 -0400
                Re: code for 32/64 bit strtoul strtol strtoull strtoll Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-03-31 20:49 +0100
                Re: code for 32/64 bit strtoul strtol strtoull strtoll Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-03-31 13:06 -0700
                Re: code for 32/64 bit strtoul strtol strtoull strtoll raltbos@xs4all.nl (Richard Bos) - 2015-04-06 13:03 +0000
                Re: code for 32/64 bit strtoul strtol strtoull strtoll Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-04-06 14:27 +0100
                Re: code for 32/64 bit strtoul strtol strtoull strtoll Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-04-06 17:01 +0100
                Re: code for 32/64 bit strtoul strtol strtoull strtoll Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-04-06 11:25 -0700
                Re: code for 32/64 bit strtoul strtol strtoull strtoll James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2015-04-06 23:34 -0400
                Re: code for 32/64 bit strtoul strtol strtoull strtoll glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> - 2015-04-07 03:46 +0000
                Re: code for 32/64 bit strtoul strtol strtoull strtoll James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2015-04-08 11:05 -0400
                Re: code for 32/64 bit strtoul strtol strtoull strtoll Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-04-08 08:31 -0700
                Re: code for 32/64 bit strtoul strtol strtoull strtoll glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> - 2015-03-31 19:54 +0000
                Re: code for 32/64 bit strtoul strtol strtoull strtoll James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2015-03-31 16:55 -0400
                Re: code for 32/64 bit strtoul strtol strtoull strtoll Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-03-31 22:20 +0100
                Re: code for 32/64 bit strtoul strtol strtoull strtoll Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-03-31 14:36 -0700
                Re: code for 32/64 bit strtoul strtol strtoull strtoll Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-03-31 14:55 -0700
                Re: code for 32/64 bit strtoul strtol strtoull strtoll Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-03-31 17:00 -0700
                Re: code for 32/64 bit strtoul strtol strtoull strtoll Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-04-01 01:24 +0100
                Re: code for 32/64 bit strtoul strtol strtoull strtoll James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2015-03-31 23:33 -0400
                Re: code for 32/64 bit strtoul strtol strtoull strtoll Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk> - 2015-04-01 04:42 +0100
                Re: code for 32/64 bit strtoul strtol strtoull strtoll Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-03-31 20:26 +0100
            Re: code for 32/64 bit strtoul strtol strtoull strtoll Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2015-04-01 10:33 +1300
              Re: code for 32/64 bit strtoul strtol strtoull strtoll Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2015-04-01 04:33 -0500
                Re: code for 32/64 bit strtoul strtol strtoull strtoll Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> - 2015-04-01 12:43 +0100
                Re: code for 32/64 bit strtoul strtol strtoull strtoll Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2015-04-02 01:02 -0500
                Re: code for 32/64 bit strtoul strtol strtoull strtoll asetofsymbols@gmail.com - 2015-04-01 23:57 -0700
                Re: code for 32/64 bit strtoul strtol strtoull strtoll Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2015-04-03 00:29 -0500
                Re: code for 32/64 bit strtoul strtol strtoull strtoll Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2015-04-02 09:01 -0700
                Re: code for 32/64 bit strtoul strtol strtoull strtoll Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2015-04-02 14:30 -0700
                Re: code for 32/64 bit strtoul strtol strtoull strtoll Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2015-04-03 00:39 -0500
                Re: code for 32/64 bit strtoul strtol strtoull strtoll glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> - 2015-04-01 15:55 +0000

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