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Re: clarification about enums in C

From Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com>
Newsgroups comp.lang.c
Subject Re: clarification about enums in C
Date 2020-02-28 01:30 -0800
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James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> writes:
> On 2/27/20 6:53 AM, Ben Bacarisse wrote:
[...]
>>   #define PT(e) printf(#e" is %ssigned\n", (e)-(e) - 1 >= 0 ? "un" : "")
>>    
>>   int main(void)
>>   {
>>        enum en_t {
>>             A = 1,
>>             B = -1,
>>             C = (unsigned)-1,
>
> Of course, providing (unsigned)-1 as the value for C is also a
> constraint violation.

Unless INT_MAX == UINT_MAX (possible if unsigned int has at least one
padding bit).  There might not be an existing implementation where this
is the case.

-- 
Keith Thompson (The_Other_Keith) Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com
Working, but not speaking, for Philips Healthcare
void Void(void) { Void(); } /* The recursive call of the void */

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clarification about enums in C Thiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com> - 2020-02-25 15:38 -0800
  Re: clarification about enums in C luser droog <luser.droog@gmail.com> - 2020-02-25 19:19 -0800
  Re: clarification about enums in C James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2020-02-25 21:17 -0800
    Re: clarification about enums in C Thiago Adams <thiago.adams@gmail.com> - 2020-02-27 04:01 -0800
  Re: clarification about enums in C David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2020-02-26 11:29 +0100
    Re: clarification about enums in C already5chosen@yahoo.com - 2020-02-26 14:05 -0800
      Re: clarification about enums in C Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2020-02-26 23:03 +0000
        Re: clarification about enums in C already5chosen@yahoo.com - 2020-02-26 23:29 -0800
          Re: clarification about enums in C already5chosen@yahoo.com - 2020-02-27 01:42 -0800
            Re: clarification about enums in C David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2020-02-27 11:02 +0100
              Re: clarification about enums in C Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2020-02-27 06:37 -0800
                Re: clarification about enums in C David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2020-02-27 16:18 +0100
                Re: clarification about enums in C James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2020-02-27 23:24 -0500
      Re: clarification about enums in C David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2020-02-27 09:50 +0100
        Re: clarification about enums in C Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2020-02-27 06:33 -0800
          Re: clarification about enums in C already5chosen@yahoo.com - 2020-02-27 06:53 -0800
          Re: clarification about enums in C Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2020-02-27 15:05 +0000
          Re: clarification about enums in C David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2020-02-27 16:24 +0100
          Re: clarification about enums in C Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2020-02-28 01:27 -0800
      Re: clarification about enums in C already5chosen@yahoo.com - 2020-02-27 01:29 -0800
        Re: clarification about enums in C David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2020-02-27 11:12 +0100
          Re: clarification about enums in C already5chosen@yahoo.com - 2020-02-27 03:09 -0800
            Re: clarification about enums in C David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2020-02-27 14:33 +0100
              Re: clarification about enums in C already5chosen@yahoo.com - 2020-02-27 05:44 -0800
                Re: clarification about enums in C David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2020-02-27 14:57 +0100
        Re: clarification about enums in C Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2020-02-27 11:53 +0000
          Re: clarification about enums in C James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2020-02-27 23:52 -0500
            Re: clarification about enums in C Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2020-02-28 01:30 -0800
  Re: clarification about enums in C Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2020-02-26 14:09 +0000
    Re: clarification about enums in C Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2020-02-26 09:47 -0800
      Re: clarification about enums in C Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2020-02-26 21:04 +0000

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