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Re: pointer = &membuff[-2];

Message-ID <4DF1F1BD.2E50@mindspring.com> (permalink)
Date 2011-06-10 06:28 -0400
From pete <pfiland@mindspring.com>
Organization PF
Newsgroups comp.lang.c
Subject Re: pointer = &membuff[-2];
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Joe Pfeiffer wrote:
> 
> "Bo S." <bo@boo.invalid> writes:
> 
> > pointer = &buffer[-2]; /* is it really -2, or 4294967294 */
> 
> If it's a 32 bit system, does it matter? 

It really is -2.

-- 
pete

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pointer = &membuff[-2]; "Bo S." <bo@boo.invalid> - 2011-06-09 21:07 +0000
  Re: pointer = &membuff[-2]; Joe Pfeiffer <pfeiffer@cs.nmsu.edu> - 2011-06-09 16:47 -0600
    Re: pointer = &membuff[-2]; BGB <cr88192@hotmail.com> - 2011-06-09 22:59 -0700
    Re: pointer = &membuff[-2]; pete <pfiland@mindspring.com> - 2011-06-10 06:28 -0400
  Re: pointer = &membuff[-2]; Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2011-06-09 17:54 -0700
    Re: pointer = &membuff[-2]; Noob <root@127.0.0.1> - 2011-06-10 13:03 +0200
      Re: pointer = &membuff[-2]; Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2011-06-10 08:10 -0700
    Re: pointer = &membuff[-2]; Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2011-06-10 08:12 -0700
  Re: pointer = &membuff[-2]; Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2011-06-09 21:02 -0400
  Re: pointer = &membuff[-2]; James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2011-06-09 22:25 -0400
  Re: pointer = &membuff[-2]; Shao Miller <sha0.miller@gmail.com> - 2011-06-10 01:10 -0500
    Re: pointer = &membuff[-2]; Shao Miller <sha0.miller@gmail.com> - 2011-06-10 01:13 -0500
      Re: pointer = &membuff[-2]; Shao Miller <sha0.miller@gmail.com> - 2011-06-10 01:20 -0500
  Re: pointer = &membuff[-2]; Shao Miller <sha0.miller@gmail.com> - 2011-06-10 03:33 -0500
  Re: pointer = &membuff[-2]; James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2011-06-10 08:23 -0400
  Re: pointer = &membuff[-2]; Sherm Pendley <sherm.pendley@gmail.com> - 2011-06-10 09:30 -0400
  Re: pointer = &membuff[-2]; ImpalerCore <jadill33@gmail.com> - 2011-06-10 07:15 -0700

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