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Re: Integral promotion.

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From: Mike McCarty
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:

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)>#  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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Subject: Re: Integral promotion.
Date: 24 Feb 1996 09:37:29 -0600
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