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From: alanf%smile@Sun.COM (Alan Fargusson)
Newsgroups: comp.arch
Subject: Re: Shifting question
Message-ID: <60137@sun.uucp>
Date: 15 Jul 88 18:46:56 GMT
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In article <705@bnr-rsc.UUCP>, jim@bnr-rsc.UUCP (Jim Somerville) writes:
> I have a question on how compilers should handle shifting.

> What should be the value of y after the shifting is complete?
> a) x
> b) 0
> c) none of the above

D: All of the above.  It is implemetation dependent.

> Do I have a valid complaint if the compiler I am using gives x?

No.  Since different hardware will implements the shift in different ways it
would be rather difficult to define this.
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