[vorbis-dev] MSVC warnings

[Segher Boessenkool]

Dimitry Andric wrote:
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> On 2002-01-06 at 02:47:36 Segher Boessenkool wrote:
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> SB> What's a "4244"?
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> 'conversion' conversion from 'type1' to 'type2', possible loss of data
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> With vorbis, these are mostly complaints about float->int
> conversions, etc.

Great!  gcc won't tell me about int->float and float->int conversions.
Can you compile a list for me?  Thanks :-)

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> >>     ret=-1UL;
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> SB> If you know a better *portable* way of generating a "negative" unsigned
> SB> number, please tell :-)
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> Maybe just
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>     ret = (unsigned long) -1L;
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> ? At least it would eliminate the warning.

Nope, it warns here.  Too bad.

<p>~0UL works(*), but that's maybe a little too hard too read for most
folks :-(

<p>Segher

<p>(*) portably!

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