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| From | Nobody <nobody@nowhere.com> |
|---|---|
| Subject | Re: overflow problem? |
| Date | 2011-11-09 09:05 +0000 |
| Message-Id | <pan.2011.11.09.09.05.50.350000@nowhere.com> |
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.c |
| References | <j9c9o3$fhi$1@speranza.aioe.org> <4EB9BAB6.7040504@verizon.net> |
| Organization | Zen Internet |
On Tue, 08 Nov 2011 18:26:46 -0500, James Kuyper wrote: > I'll assume, as you seem to be, that CHAR_BIT==8. Actually, you appear to be assuming that CHAR_BIT==9 ;) > If char is signed: > If the bit pattern is 10000000, the '1' is presumably the sign bit. > Which number it represents would depend upon which of the three > representations allowed by C is used: > sign and magnitude - negative zero > two's complement: -256 > one's complement: -255 The last two should be -128 and -127 respectively for CHAR_BIT==8.
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overflow problem? Greg <nospam@nospam.com> - 2011-11-08 22:16 +0000
Re: overflow problem? Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2011-11-08 14:33 -0800
Re: overflow problem? James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2011-11-08 18:26 -0500
Re: overflow problem? Nobody <nobody@nowhere.com> - 2011-11-09 09:05 +0000
Re: overflow problem? James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2011-11-09 06:40 -0500
Re: overflow problem? Greg <nospam@nospam.com> - 2011-11-09 20:01 +0000
Re: overflow problem? Nick Keighley <nick_keighley_nospam@hotmail.com> - 2011-11-10 01:29 -0800
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