Re: [IDEA+RFC] Possible solution for min()/max() war

From: Mike Castle (dalgoda@ix.netcom.com)
Date: Tue Aug 28 2001 - 16:51:52 EST


On Tue, Aug 28, 2001 at 06:39:43PM +0200, Roman Zippel wrote:
> Let's assume it does. Joe Hacker uses the new min macro and uses int
> because this_residual is an int. Later he realizes that this_residual
> must be an unsigned int. Will he now also automatically change the type
> in the min macro?

min (typeof(this_residual), this_residual, foo);

Though I'm not sure this would be accepted into the kernel. :->

mrc

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