Re: Prohibited attachment type (was 0xdeadbeef)

["Richard B. Johnson" <root@chaos.analogic.com>]

On Wed, 7 Jul 2004, tom st denis wrote:

> --- viro@parcelfarce.linux.theplanet.co.uk wrote:
> > On Tue, Jul 06, 2004 at 05:06:12PM -0700, tom st denis wrote:
> > > --- David Eger <eger@havoc.gtf.org> wrote:
> > > > Is there a reason to add the 'L' to such a 32-bit constant like
> > this?
> > > > There doesn't seem a great rhyme to it in the headers...
> > >
> > > IIRC it should have the L [probably UL instead] since numerical
> > > constants are of type ``int'' by default.
> > >
> > > Normally this isn't a problem since int == long on most platforms
> > that
> > > run Linux.  However, by the standard 0xdeadbeef is not a valid
> > unsigned
> > > long constant.
> >
> > ... and that would be your F for C101.  Suggested remedial reading
> > before
> > you take the test again: any textbook on C, section describing
> > integer
> > constants; alternatively, you can look it up in any revision of C
> > standard.
> > Pay attention to difference in the set of acceptable types for
> > decimal
> > and heaxdecimal constants.
>
> You're f'ing kidding me right?  Dude, I write portable ISO C source
> code for a living.  My code has been built on dozens and dozens of
> platforms **WITHOUT** changes.  I know what I'm talking about.
>
> 0x01, 1 are 01 all **int** constants.
>
> On some platforms 0xdeadbeef may be a valid int, in most cases the
> compiler won't diagnostic it.  splint thought it was worth mentioning
> which is why I replied.
>
> In fact GCC has odd behaviour.  It will diagnostic
>
> char x = 0xFF;
>
> and
>
> int x = 0xFFFFFFFFULL;
>
> But not
>
> int x = 0xFFFFFFFF;
>
> [with --std=c99 -pedantic -O2 -Wall -W]
>
> So I'd say it thinks that all of the constants are "int".  In this case
> 0xFF is greater than 127 [max for char] and 0xFFFFFFFFFFULL is larger
> than max for int.  in the 3rd case the expression is converted
> implicitly to int before the assignment is performed which is why there
> is no warning.
>
> Before you step down to belittle others I'd suggest you actually make
> sure you're right.
>
> Tom
>

Tom is correct. A literal constant defaults to 'int'.

Cheers,
Dick Johnson
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