From -360449366799597454 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: fc772,8d9af67f0c48e4ef X-Google-Attributes: gidfc772,public X-Google-Thread: f78e5,8d9af67f0c48e4ef X-Google-Attributes: gidf78e5,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-05-02 08:52:09 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!cpk-news-hub1.bbnplanet.com!denver-snf1.gtei.net!news.gtei.net!namche.sun.com!news2me.EBay.Sun.COM!engnews1.eng.sun.com!taumet!clamage From: Oleg Goldshmidt Newsgroups: comp.std.c++,comp.lang.c++.moderated Subject: Re: Unsignedness of size_t Date: 2 May 2002 15:41:06 GMT Organization: Speaking for myself only. Lines: 26 Approved: stephen.clamage@sun.com (comp.std.c++) Message-ID: References: <3CC7DB8F.52E75D62@bawi.org> Reply-To: ogoldshmidt@NOSPAM.computer.org NNTP-Posting-Host: taumet.eng.sun.com X-NNTP-Posting-Host: netlab.cs.rpi.edu X-Original-Date: 01 May 2002 22:53:15 +0300 X-Submission-Address: c++-submit@netlab.cs.rpi.edu X-Auth: PGPMoose V1.1 PGP comp.lang.c++.moderated iQBVAwUAPND66kHMCo9UcraBAQG4iQH/W++nd4syk8a1DkPRXDKGeHpen8c2jCWp eYsL2bOSvUoneSryEjdR5Wtt8/+y3Rg/l/pKH7IPeebWEZaEjMjePQ== =rSup X-Approved-For-Group: kanze@gabi-soft.de comp.lang.c++.moderated X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.3 (www dot roaringpenguin dot com slash mimedefang) Content-Length: 1043 X-Status: $$$T X-UID: 0000000001 Originator: clamage@taumet Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.std.c++:10975 comp.lang.c++.moderated:42527 Francis Glassborow writes: > The real trouble with unsigned is that programmers have to very careful > that they do not mix unsigned with signed. Mostly mixtures work because > unsigned is a modular type, but now and again it causes a disaster. This is often caught by the compiler (if you heed the warnings). The *real* trouble is when you start doing arithmetic with unsigneds. This can - and eventually will - lead to a disaster without type mixing. -- Oleg Goldshmidt | ogoldshmidt@NOSPAM.computer.org If it aint't broken it hasn't got enough features yet. [ Send an empty e-mail to c++-help@netlab.cs.rpi.edu for info ] [ about comp.lang.c++.moderated. First time posters: do this! ] [ comp.std.c++ is moderated. To submit articles, try just posting with ] [ your news-reader. If that fails, use mailto:std-c++@ncar.ucar.edu ] [ --- Please see the FAQ before posting. --- ] [ FAQ: http://www.jamesd.demon.co.uk/csc/faq.html ]