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Article #3523Re: Integral promotion.
From: Mike McCarty
Date: Sat, 24 Feb 1996 15:37
Date: Sat, 24 Feb 1996 15:37
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In article <4g27gn$q5k@solutions.solon.com>,
Chris Torek <torek@bsdi.com> wrote:
)In article <4fvgrm$dv9@solutions.solon.com>, <msb@sq.com> wrote:
[stuff cut]
)># When a value with integral type is demoted to a signed integer with
)># smaller size ... if the value cannot be represented the result is
)># implementation-defined.
)>
)>Hence implementation-defined behavior occurs.
)
)Thus, the implementation has to say exactly how it handles this.
)There is still some question as to whether the implementation can
)define it as an overflow resulting in program termination, is there
)not?
Where in the standard does it say that a compiler must be accompanied by
-any- documentation?
Mike
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char *p="char *p=%c%s%c;main(){printf(p,34,p,34);}";main(){printf(p,34,p,34);}
I don't speak for DSC. <- They make me say that.
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!solon.com!not-for-mail From: jmccarty@spdmail.spd.dsccc.com (Mike McCarty) Newsgroups: comp.std.c,comp.lang.c.moderated Subject: Re: Integral promotion. Date: 24 Feb 1996 09:37:29 -0600 Organization: DSC Communications Corporation, Plano, Texas USA Sender: clc@solutions.solon.com Approved: clc@solutions.solon.com Message-ID: <4gnbbp$bhu@solutions.solon.com> References: <4fstj7$2l6@solutions.solon.com> <4fu835$9de@solutions.solon.com> <4fvgrm$dv9@solutions.solon.com> <4g27gn$q5k@solutions.solon.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: solutions.solon.com