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Re: PATCH: don't sign-extend address in ihex files

From: Alan Modra <amodra at bigpond dot net dot au>
To: jimb at redhat dot com, binutils at sources dot redhat dot com
Date: Thu, 15 May 2003 08:43:57 +0930
Subject: Re: PATCH: don't sign-extend address in ihex files
References: <vt27k8ubon6.fsf@zenia.red-bean.com> <20030514091311.GB957@bubble.sa.bigpond.net.au> <m3el31pjke.fsf@gossamer.airs.com>

On Wed, May 14, 2003 at 09:41:21AM -0700, Ian Lance Taylor wrote:
> Alan Modra <amodra@bigpond.net.au> writes:
> 
> > On Tue, May 13, 2003 at 03:03:09PM -0500, Jim Blandy wrote:
> > > Since the value of the hex_value
> > > macro (defined in libiberty.h) is signed
> > 
> > Except when char is unsigned, which is another argument in favour of
> > your patch.
> 
> Well, since ANSI C is value preserving rather than unsignedness

Right.  Ignore my silly comment.

-- 
Alan Modra
IBM OzLabs - Linux Technology Centre

References:
- PATCH: don't sign-extend address in ihex files
  - From: Jim Blandy
- Re: PATCH: don't sign-extend address in ihex files
  - From: Alan Modra
- Re: PATCH: don't sign-extend address in ihex files
  - From: Ian Lance Taylor

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