Re: [Code] [Theory-Concepts]

From: Sean Butler (sbutler@DEVEAST.COM)
Date: 11/24/97


At 10:56 AM 11/24/97 -0600, Kristen Wild wrote:
>So the psuedo code that I have sort of been working on and what I need is
>some oppinions...
>
>enum char_type = {DEAD == -1, PC = 1 << 0, GHOST = 1 << 2, ... , ADMIN = 1
><< 32}
>

Well, in one's compliment arithmetic -1 is all bits set.  I don't see
what this would do for you.  Why not be consistent and just set a single
bit for death like you do for every other state?  Better yet, why use
a bit flag at all, can a char have more than one type at any given time?

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