Michiel Helvensteijn wrote:
Walter Bright wrote:
I'd like to emphasize that the code generator has been in
use for 25 years for several hundred thousand users, and it is
incredibly unlikely that nobody would notice if it is getting basic
integer arithmetic wrong.
I didn't think the compiler would be wrong. I was just replying to your
statement that D does what x86 DIV does (you didn't mention IDIV; hence my
initial confusion).
No problem, my mistake.
If you'd like to write up a formal definition
that can be inserted into the D specification, that would be great.
I've given an unambiguous description of D division and modulus in another
subthread here. I've also updated issue 3165 with the information. You can
use that.
Thank you, this is valuable. I appreciate it.
