Subject: Re: [boost] New Boost.XInt Library, request preliminary review
From: Chad Nelson (chad.thecomfychair_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-04-07 13:04:18
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On 04/07/2010 11:34 AM, DE wrote:
>> Overall there wasn't much difference. I prefer sign+magnitude
>> because it's easier to write readable code that way.
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> and i believe it's more portable
No, it's about the same either way.
> by the way you could store the sign in the MSB of the most
> significant digit
Maybe I'm mistaken, but I thought that's what two's-complement meant.
> though i didn't dig the implementation and not sure you have a
> distinct bool for the sign
Yes, I do.
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Chad Nelson
Oak Circle Software, Inc.
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