Re: Division problem with Lattice C

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From: Gert Poletiek
Date: Tue, 26 Aug 1986 07:37

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In article <860824-115320-1121@Xerox> Opstad.osbunorth@Xerox.COM writes:
>
>  I discovered this little problem while writing a prime factorization
>program. Consider the following fragment:
>  
>  unsigned long i;
>  i = 16777216L;
>  printf("%ld\n", i);
>  i /= 2;
>  printf("%ld\n", i);
>  
>  Imagine my surprise when the same number is printed by both printf
>calls! When I changed the fourth line to:
>  
>  i >>= 1;
>  
>  the program worked fine and printed the correct results. Has anyone
>else had problems with division using Lattice/Metacomco C? (I'm using
>version 3.03.04)
>  
>  Dave Opstad (Opstad.osbunorth@Xerox.COM)



How about it ?

This bug was mentioned on the distribution leaflet as a KNOW BUG in Lattice
3.03.04.

If memory serves me right all factor of two divisions are converted to a 
shift, but the shift count is one too small; ie. /2 becomes >>0 and /4
becomes >>1

Nice Uh ?


Gert Poletiek
Dutch Nation Institute for High Energy Physics
Amsterdam
The Netherlands

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