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From: "Salvador Eduardo Tropea (SET)" <salvador AT inti DOT gov DOT ar>
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To: Seawolf <seawolf AT net4you DOT co DOT at>, djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1999 16:08:17 +0000
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Subject: Re: Bitshifting
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Seawolf <seawolf AT net4you DOT co DOT at> wrote:

> Why does this code work with DJGPP but not with Borland C 3?
> 
> int value = 0x000F;
> unsigned long c;
> 
> c = value + (value<<8) + (value<<16) + (value<<24);
> 
> DJGPP produces the correct 0x0F0F0F0F.
> But Borland C 3.1 only does the last two bytes: 0x00000F0F

Because ints are 32 bits in djgpp and 16 in BC (value is int so the 
operations are made with ints, not long)

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