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From: Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-lists@be-well.ilk.org>
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Subject: Re: 1 << 31 redux
References: <201801131548.w0DFmW2b045587@pdx.rh.CN85.dnsmgr.net>
Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2018 20:58:27 -0500
In-Reply-To: <201801131548.w0DFmW2b045587@pdx.rh.CN85.dnsmgr.net> (Rodney
 W. Grimes's message of "Sat, 13 Jan 2018 07:48:32 -0800 (PST)")
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"Rodney W. Grimes" <freebsd-rwg@pdx.rh.CN85.dnsmgr.net> writes:

> Is not this 1U<<31 -> signed value really just sweeping the bigger
> issue that we are using signed values in unsigned ways?

It might be more appropriate to say that we are using unsigned values,
but not telling the compiler that they aren't signed. No?