Re: [IDEA+RFC] Possible solution for min()/max() war

Helge Hafting (helgehaf@idb.hist.no)
Thu, 30 Aug 2001 15:09:32 +0200


Herbert Rosmanith wrote:
>
> > Please guys. The issue of sign in comparisons are a LOT more complicated
> > than most of you seem to think.
>
> as a friend of mine put it on IRC:
> "Your little brains are not able to grasp the complicated issue of
> sign in comparisons."
>
> If the problem is compiler-related, shouldn't it be forwared to the
> gcc-group?
>
C has (complicated) rules for this. The gcc people can't break them in
order to
make it easier for developers to understand. But you may of course
try a discussion on comp.lang.c

Helge Hafting
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