Re: [Libreoffice] [PATCH] fix for crash in math.cxx for std::numeric_limits<int>::min

Kohei Yoshida <kohei.yoshida -AT- suse.com>
Tue, 13 Dec 2011 08:06:51 -0500

On Tue, 2011-12-13 at 07:33 +0100, Lionel Elie Mamane wrote:

For a signed integer in twos complement, that is true, except for the
smallest representable (negative) number; it stems from the asymmetry
of the range.


Thanks.  I was aware of two's complement, but I just couldn't connect
the dots in this specific moment.

As Staphan suggested, some clarifying comment would make it a little
less surprising for the occasional unsuspecting visitors.

Kohei

-- 
Kohei Yoshida, LibreOffice hacker, Calc

Context

[Libreoffice] [PATCH] fix for crash in math.cxx for std::numeric_limits<int>::min · Markus Mohrhard
- Re: [Libreoffice] [PATCH] fix for crash in math.cxx for std::numeric_limits<int>::min · Kohei Yoshida
  - Re: [Libreoffice] [PATCH] fix for crash in math.cxx for std::numeric_limits<int>::min · Lionel Elie Mamane
    - Re: [Libreoffice] [PATCH] fix for crash in math.cxx for std::numeric_limits<int>::min · Kohei Yoshida
  - Re: [Libreoffice] [PATCH] fix for crash in math.cxx for std::numeric_limits<int>::min · Markus Mohrhard
- Re: [Libreoffice] [PATCH] fix for crash in math.cxx for std::numeric_limits<int>::min · Stephan Bergmann
- Re: [Libreoffice] [PATCH] fix for crash in math.cxx for std::numeric_limits<int>::min · Eike Rathke

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