Re: Undefined result vs. int's holding undefined values.

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From: Dave Berry
Date: Fri, 12 Jan 1996 10:14

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baynes@ukpsshp1.serigate.philips.nl (Stephen Baynes) writes:
>Daniel Wood (dwood@informix.com) wrote:
>: Do any machines exist which actually explode when you add two number together
>: such that the result would exceed MAXINT? :-)  Get practical!
>
>VAXes
>If you set the apropriate bit in the process status word then integer overflow
>causes a trap.

The SPARC and MIPS processors also have integer instructions that trap on
overflow.

Dave.

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Subject: Re: Undefined result vs. int's holding undefined values.
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