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Re: Unsinged types

From Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org>
Newsgroups comp.lang.c
Subject Re: Unsinged types
Date 2012-07-20 12:36 -0700
Organization None to speak of
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Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> writes:
> On 7/19/2012 9:32 PM, Ben Bacarisse wrote:
>> Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> writes:
[...]
>>>      Indeed.  If you use a singed type to hold an inherently
>>> unsinged value, you're playing with fire.
>>
>> I agree with the "indeed", but I am not sure I see why you added that
>> one would be "playing with fire".  Can you say a bit more about that?
>
>      It's a pnu.

So 24-bit systems are also subject to endianness issues.  Good to know.

-- 
Keith Thompson (The_Other_Keith) kst-u@mib.org  <http://www.ghoti.net/~kst>
    Will write code for food.
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Unsinged types Jase Schick <nospam@nospam.com> - 2012-07-19 20:03 +0000
  Re: Unsinged types Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2012-07-19 21:29 +0100
    Re: Unsinged types jacob navia <jacob@spamsink.net> - 2012-07-19 23:15 +0200
  Re: Unsinged types Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2012-07-19 16:46 -0500
  Re: Unsinged types Ben Pfaff <blp@cs.stanford.edu> - 2012-07-19 15:47 -0700
    Re: Unsinged types Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2012-07-19 21:06 -0400
      Re: Unsinged types Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2012-07-20 02:32 +0100
        Re: Unsinged types Stephen Sprunk <stephen@sprunk.org> - 2012-07-19 21:08 -0500
          Re: Unsinged types Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2012-07-20 04:26 +0100
        Re: Unsinged types Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2012-07-19 22:56 -0400
          Re: Unsinged types Kenneth Brody <kenbrody@spamcop.net> - 2012-07-20 14:57 -0400
          Re: Unsinged types Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2012-07-20 12:36 -0700
      Re: Unsinged types Kenneth Brody <kenbrody@spamcop.net> - 2012-07-20 14:56 -0400
    Re: Unsinged types Seungbeom Kim <musiphil@bawi.org> - 2012-07-20 14:11 -0700
      Re: Unsinged types Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2012-07-20 17:41 -0400
        Re: Unsinged types Seungbeom Kim <musiphil@bawi.org> - 2012-07-21 14:07 -0700
          Re: Unsinged types "BartC" <bc@freeuk.com> - 2012-07-21 22:26 +0100
          Re: Unsinged types Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2012-07-22 00:01 -0700
            Re: Unsinged types "BartC" <bc@freeuk.com> - 2012-07-22 10:37 +0100
              Re: Unsinged types Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2012-09-07 11:34 -0700
            Re: Unsinged types gwowen <gwowen@gmail.com> - 2012-07-23 00:06 -0700
              Re: Unsinged types Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2012-09-07 11:30 -0700
          Re: Unsinged types Phil Carmody <thefatphil_demunged@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-07-22 14:29 +0300
            Re: Unsinged types "BartC" <bc@freeuk.com> - 2012-07-22 14:43 +0100
              Re: Unsinged types Phil Carmody <thefatphil_demunged@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-07-22 19:12 +0300
            Re: Unsinged types Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2012-07-22 12:14 -0700
        Re: Unsinged types Tim Rentsch <txr@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2012-07-21 14:57 -0700
  Re: Unsinged types Nick Keighley <nick_keighley_nospam@hotmail.com> - 2012-07-20 00:11 -0700
  Re: Unsinged types Andrew Cooper <amc96@cam.ac.uk> - 2012-07-20 10:00 +0100
    Re: Unsinged types Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2012-07-20 23:48 -0700
      Re: Unsinged types Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2012-07-21 15:24 +0100
        Re: Unsinged types Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2012-07-21 08:53 -0700
          Re: Unsinged types Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2012-07-21 17:48 +0100
            Re: Unsinged types Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2012-07-21 11:22 -0700
              Re: Unsinged types Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2012-07-21 22:35 +0100
                Re: Unsinged types Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2012-07-21 14:55 -0700
          Re: Unsinged types "BartC" <bc@freeuk.com> - 2012-07-21 18:27 +0100
            Re: Unsinged types Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2012-07-21 11:37 -0700
              Re: Unsinged types Kenneth Brody <kenbrody@spamcop.net> - 2012-07-23 14:02 -0400
                Re: Unsinged types Malcolm McLean <malcolm.mclean5@btinternet.com> - 2012-07-23 12:21 -0700
                Re: Unsinged types pete <pfiland@mindspring.com> - 2012-07-23 23:57 -0400
  Re: Unsinged types "Bill Leary" <Bill_Leary@msn.com> - 2012-07-20 20:21 -0400
  Re: Unsinged types "io_x" <a@b.c.invalid> - 2012-07-22 10:36 +0200

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