Logically yes, but using 16-bit as an example, min_int is -32,768, and
signed 16-bit integers range from -32,768 to 32,767. So -32,768 ÷ -1 =
32,768, which is out of range. This is where the problem lies.
Internally, negation involves inverting all of the bits and then adding
1 (essentially how you subtract a number using two's complement), so
min_int, which is 1000000000000000, becomes 0111111111111111 and then,
after incrementing, 1000000000000000, which is min_int again.
Kit
On 16/05/2023 13:13, Jean SUZINEAU via fpc-devel wrote:
Le 16/05/2023 à 01:47, Stefan Glienke via fpc-devel a écrit :
min_int div -1
"min_int div -1" should give "- min_int" ?
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