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Re: OpenBSD does not define INT8_MIN etc.


From: Paul Jarc
Subject: Re: OpenBSD does not define INT8_MIN etc.
Date: Sat, 10 Jul 2004 11:57:41 -0400
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Marius Vollmer <address@hidden> wrote:
>     #define SCM_I_UTYPE_MAX(type)       (~(type)0)

Maybe just personal preference, but I'd use ((type)-1).  That's
guaranteed to work by the C standard.

>     #define SCM_I_TYPE_MAX(type,utype)  ((type)((~(utype)0)/2))
>     #define SCM_I_TYPE_MIN(type,utype)  (-((type)((~(utype)0)/2))-1)

Will integer promotions get in the way here for smaller types?  I
think (utype)0 will be promoted to int before ~ is applied, etc.


paul




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