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Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1998 13:31:35 +0100 (MET)
From: Hans-Bernhard Broeker <broeker AT physik DOT rwth-aachen DOT de>
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To: djgpp-workers AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: gcc: feature or bug?
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On Wed, 18 Nov 1998, Laszlo Molnar wrote:

> On Tue, Nov 17, 1998 at 04:06:16PM +0100, Hans-Bernhard Broeker wrote:
> > > > Let's say I have a 32-bit unsigned integer, and I want to clear it's
> > > > most significant bit. I wrote this code:
> > > > 	(x*2)/2
> 
> [..]
> 
> > Whatever the real answer might be: this question is really not on-topic in
> > here. It should be carried over to the responsible newsgroup,
> 
> Well, if it's a gcc specific bug/feature, then this list a right place
> for the first report IMHO.

Not unless you've made sure that only DJGPP shows the suspected bug. But
this particular behaviour can easily be reproduced on other gcc
installations (I've just cross-checked: gcc on a DEC Alpha box shows the
exact same behaviour). 

Hans-Bernhard Broeker (broeker AT physik DOT rwth-aachen DOT de)
Even if all the snow were burnt, ashes would remain.