From:	"Alexei A. Frounze" <alex DOT fru AT mtu-net DOT ru>
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Subject:	Re: Right shift
Date:	Fri, 12 May 2000 19:47:08 +0400
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plz, post your actual code. We'll see.

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night DOT walker AT tiscalinet DOT it wrote:
> 
> Why right-shifting ">>" a negative signed int will first turn it
> positive?
> 
> 4 >>1 = 2 but also -4 >> 1 = 2!!
> 
> It seems like the int is computed without considering the sign bit (is
> the most significant, isn't it?) at all...
> 
> What EXACTLY happens?
> 
> Thanx for the feedback, Night Walker.

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