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Subject: Re: strtoul bug (was Re: Fibonacci number)
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DJ Delorie wrote:
> 
> > Does this mean it will return 5 in the last example above?  Can
> > someone try this on a GNU/Linux box?
> 
> Glibc agrees with djgpp's current implementation.  "-5" is returned as
> the same bit pattern as (int)(-5).

I have come to the conclusion that it is really a standards
deficiency, and that both djgpp and glibc are correct.  You may
wish to follow the same subject line in c.l.c.

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