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This is, IMHO, the dumbest UB spec in C. Too bad people keep discovering it the hard way...

Dúthomhas
– Dúthomhas

2025-06-15 04:25:57 +00:00
Commented Jun 15 at 4:25
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@Dúthomhas: The problem is that CPU architectures vary in the behavior of their shift instructions. On x86 for instance, getting mathematically correct behavior for shifts would require several additional instructions, and make every non-constant shift operation several times more expensive - even if all your shifts are actually within range. This runs counter to "pay for what you use".

Nate Eldredge
– Nate Eldredge

2025-06-15 18:54:43 +00:00
Commented Jun 15 at 18:54

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