Re: [avr-gcc-list] efficiency of assigning bits (getting OT)

[Jim Brain]

Graham Davies wrote:

> > ... There are times when C's integer promotion is a PITA ...
> >    
>
> Which is why I personally insist on a full understanding.
>  
I can't argue with that noble goal, but I want to make sure a full 
understanding of the C language does not become a requirement for 
participating in this list.  My comments were slanted in that 
direction.  I know that one must have a reasonable understanding of the 
language to participate here, and I know sometimes the discussion must 
involve generic C constructs in order to explain GCC behavior, but very 
few of us have a full understanding of C.  I may be the only one on this 
list who does not have a full grasp of C, so I may speak only for 
myself.  I just enjoy using the C language to write for such a small and 
capable microcontroller, and sometimes the code doesn't seem to do what 
I thought it should in my personal projects using the AVR.

Jim

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