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From: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org>
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Subject: Re: tail dumps core
To: pst@shockwave.com (Paul Traina)
Date: Tue, 10 Oct 1995 13:49:02 -0700 (MST)
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>   From: "Garrett A. Wollman" <wollman@lcs.mit.edu>
>   Subject: Re: tail dumps core
> 
> 
>   	memset(&i, 0, sizeof i);
>   	if (i == 0) {
>   		printf("your machine is normal\n");
>   	} else {
>   		printf("your machine is really weird, but allowed by the"
>   		       " C standard\n");
>   	}
> 
> 
> How could this possibly be allowed by the C standard?  I'm utterly
> confused.

A non-two's complement machine?

I defy you to purchase one, however.  8-).


					Terry Lambert
					terry@lambert.org
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