I don't find any such mention in K&R [1978]. There is nothing I can see to guarantees that MAX_INT + 1 < 0.
On Tue, Jan 15, 2002 at 12:56:19AM +0100, Torsten Landschoff wrote: > On Mon, Jan 14, 2002 at 10:03:59AM -0800, Thomas Bushnell, BSG wrote: > > > I yet have to see a machine that does not use two's complement > > > for integer arithmetic. > > > > Actually, the C standard does essentially guarantee two's complement > > arithmetic. It specifies integer overflow behavior and > > signed/unsigned conversion behavior exactly. > > For real? Is that new with ISO C or was that in the original ANSI C > standard as well? Sorry, I gave away my ANSI C book a while before > and did not yet get it back :(( > > cu > Torsten