Re: [boost] New Boost.XInt Library, request preliminary review

Subject: Re: [boost] New Boost.XInt Library, request preliminary review
From: Frank Mori Hess (frank.hess_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-04-07 13:57:07

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On Wednesday 07 April 2010, Chad Nelson wrote:
> > by the way you could store the sign in the MSB of the most
> > significant digit
>
> Maybe I'm mistaken, but I thought that's what two's-complement meant.

You are mistaken, it's not just using the most signficant bit as a sign bit.  
There's a wikipedia article on two's complement if you care.

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