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From: j mckitrick <jcm@FreeBSD-uk.eu.org>
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Subject: what does this define do?
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at the risk of making a fool of myself (one which i am never hesitant to
take  ;-) could someone explain to me how this macro

#define n(flags) (~(flags) & (flags))

is different from this one?

#define n(flags) 0


Jonathon
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"It is through will alone I set my mind in motion...."

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