Re: [boost] Boost.Preprocessor - High-Precision Arithmetic Query

From: Fernando Cacciola (fernando_cacciola_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-10-21 13:05:50

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From: "Victor A. Wagner, Jr." <vawjr_at_[hidden]>
To: "Boost mailing list" <boost_at_[hidden]>
Sent: Monday, October 21, 2002 2:38 PM
Subject: Re: [boost] Boost.Preprocessor - High-Precision Arithmetic Query

> At Monday 2002/10/21 08:21, fernando_cacciola_at_[hidden] wrote:
>
> [snipped]
> >So, I think this is one of the things that we should *not* inherit from
C.
>
> [snipped]
> I think I miss the ability to detect 'carry' more than 'overflow' tho
>
Definitely!

Is there any architecture without a carry flag?
If not, how come we can't use it?

Sometimes I miss the good old asm days :-)

Fernando Cacciola