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caf
on Jan 31, 2012
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Nearly all binary search and merge sort implementa...
INT_MAX == UINT_MAX is the only valid failing case, because elsewhere in the standard integer types are restricted to pure binary representations. This means that if UINT_MAX is greater than INT_MAX, it must be at least INT_MAX * 2 + 1.
pantaloons
on Jan 31, 2012
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That can't actually be taken for granted, relevant Usenet discussion begins here:
http://groups.google.com/group/comp.std.c/browse_thread/thre...
caf
on Feb 1, 2012
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I concur with Dan Pop's interpretation.
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