A89: Re: tigcc - some REAL routines this time


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A89: Re: tigcc - some REAL routines this time




> Sure it will.  /= divides num by ten and then returns num.  So it keeps
going
> while num!=0.

BTW, has anyone here read _The C Programming Language, Second Edition_, by
Kernighan and Ritchie (the creators of C)?  It's usually refered to as K&RC2
and supposedly an introductory book on C - but it starts wacky optimizations
like that without mentioning such crucial facts as HOW it works in just the
first chapter.  A _great_ reference, but it relies on the reader having
programmed other languages before and goes into some concepts like compiler
design and context-free grammars which most people who haven't taken formal
courses won't know. . .

    -Scott



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