Re: [Caml-list] Bug? Printf, %X and negative numbers

[Claude Marche <Claude.Marche@lri.fr>]

>>>>> "Brian" == Brian Hurt <brian.hurt@qlogic.com> writes:

    Brian> $ ocaml
    Brian>         Objective Caml version 3.06

    Brian> # Printf.printf "%08X\n" (1 lsl 30);;
    Brian> C0000000
    Brian> - : unit = () 
    Brian> # Printf.printf "%010X\n" (1 lsl 30);;
    Brian> 00C0000000
    Brian> - : unit = ()
    Brian> # 

    Brian> I expected output of 40000000, not C0000000.  Note that this isn't a case 
    Brian> of simple sign extension, as the second example demonstrates.  Where'd the 
    Brian> extra bit come from?

Sorry to come back at the very beginning of this thread, but I'd like
to add my two centeuros: I feel that the first answer is correct, but
the second is wrong. Why? (1 lsl 30) is -2^30, right ? and the format
"%nX" means the hexadecimal 2-complement representation of the
argument, on n hexdigits, right ? So I think

  Printf.printf "%08X\n" (1 lsl 30);;

should write C0000000 and

  Printf.printf "%010X\n" (1 lsl 30);;

should write FFC0000000.



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