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Re: Assembly language - comparing two unknown, signed 16-bit integer

Started by David Feldman August 22, 2012
Thank you, Al - I was able download your chapter, have printed it, and will study it before going further. I need to concentrate on how signed integers compare, particularly when one integer is opposite sign of the other.

Dave

>i HAVE A RATHER LONG WINDED EXPLANATION OF THIS in a chapter of a book
>i started to write a few years ago. If you want a copy of that let me
>know. I have also posted it to the group files site.
>
>Al
>
>On 22/08/2012 4:57 AM, David Feldman wrote:
>> I am translating a few dozen lines of c code to msp430 assembler (so I am doing this manually rather than trying to integrate a small amount of inline C to what is otherwise an assembly language program).

Beginning Microcontrollers with the MSP430

> Thank you, Al - I was able download your chapter, have printed it, and
> will study it before going further. I need to concentrate on how signed
> integers compare, particularly when one integer is opposite sign of the
> other.

Use a compiler and look at the output generated when comparing ints. It
really isn't that difficult.

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