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Article #1390memcmp reverses return value
From: Erik van Linstee
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 10:57
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 10:57
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Has this been mentioned or noticed before? I just ran into it when a program I got gave me wrong results whereas the DOS version worked fine. I finally traced it to memcmp, which returns -1 instead of 1 and vice versa. Erik -- Erik van Linstee | Delft University of Technology | I'll be back ... ---- We are god, 'cause only we can create the idea of his existence in our holy brains... (Yello)
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Newsgroups: gnu.gcc.bug Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!munnari.oz.au!constellation!convex!convex!cs.utexas.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!cis.ohio-state.edu!dutecaj.et.tudelft.nl!linstee From: linstee@dutecaj.et.tudelft.nl (Erik van Linstee) Subject: memcmp reverses return value Message-ID: <1992Nov12.105714.23337@donau.et.tudelft.nl> Sender: gnulists@ai.mit.edu Organization: Delft University of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering Distribution: gnu Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 10:57:14 GMT Approved: bug-gcc@prep.ai.mit.edu Lines: 17