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

From Richard Heathfield <rjh@cpax.org.uk>
Newsgroups comp.lang.c
Subject Re: code for 32/64 bit strtoul strtol strtoull strtoll
Date 2015-03-31 20:05 +0100
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On 31/03/15 19:51, Richard Bos wrote:
> glen herrmannsfeldt <gah@ugcs.caltech.edu> wrote:
>
>> Bartc <bc@freeuk.com> wrote:
>>
>> > I meant 2, 8, 10 and 16, which are in the range 2 to 16. Although I did
>> > make use of base 4 the other week (meaning I use base 4 more than base 8).
>>
>> There is a lot of work done in base 4, if you use A, C, T, and G
>> instead of 0, 1, 2, 3 for the digits.
>
> Well, no. Those are strings. Nobody is going to multiply your DNA with
> that of another creature, except maybe David Cronenberg.

Unlike my lame joke about days of the week, there is actually some point 
in being able to assign an arithmetic number to a gene - for example, in 
a mathematical analysis of the behaviour of viruses. And base 4 would be 
eminently suitable for the purpose.

-- 
Richard Heathfield
Email: rjh at cpax dot org dot uk
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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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