On Tue, 29 Apr 2003, Mervine, Keith wrote: > Greetings listers, > > What does the following warning mean.... > > gcc -c -g -Dlinux -O handler.c > handler.c: In function `can_wear_race': > handler.c:2066: warning: comparison is always false due to limited range > of data type
The warning means that this comparison is always false (it is impossible for it to be true) because of the limited range of the data type used. > 2066 if (IS_RESTRICT_RACE (obj, REST_RACE_GITHYANKI) && ch->race > == RACE_GITHYANKI) > return TRUE; You're using a short integer (16 bits), but REST_RACE_GITHYANKI is more than 16 bits. So when you're checking to see if the bit is set, it's not. (It doesn't even exist! How can it be set?) Dennis
