cause of sign extension. Every operation with signed variables will require a sign extension which takes some time therefore slower. ~d
On Tuesday 01 November 2005 22:49, Kevin Schmeichel wrote: > Does anyone know the reasoning behind tip # 7 from: > > http://mspgcc.sourceforge.net/manual/c1408.html > > 7. Use int instead of char or unsigned char if you want an 8 bit integer. > > This is confusing to me because an int is supposedly 16 bits > (http://mspgcc.sourceforge.net/manual/x987.html). Why is it not a good > idea to use chars for small ints? > > > Thanks, > Kevin > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > SF.Net email is sponsored by: > Tame your development challenges with Apache's Geronimo App Server. > Download it for free - -and be entered to win a 42" plasma tv or your very > own Sony(tm)PSP. Click here to play: http://sourceforge.net/geronimo.php > _______________________________________________ > Mspgcc-users mailing list > Mspgcc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/mspgcc-users
