diff Modules/_struct.c @ 38530:447a94b039de legacy-trunk

Repaired error in new comment.
author Tim Peters <tim.peters@gmail.com>
date Wed, 31 May 2006 15:34:37 +0000
parents a7f2295a78ac
children a114003aa3d3
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--- a/Modules/_struct.c	Wed May 31 15:33:22 2006 +0000
+++ b/Modules/_struct.c	Wed May 31 15:34:37 2006 +0000
@@ -311,10 +311,10 @@
 	/* ulargest is the largest unsigned value with f->size bytes.
 	 * Note that the simpler:
 	 *     ((size_t)1 << (f->size * 8)) - 1
-	 * doesn't work when f->size == size_t because C doesn't define what
-	 * happens when a left shift count is >= the number of bits in the
-	 * integer being shifted; e.g., on some boxes it doesn't shift at
-	 * all when they're equal.
+	 * doesn't work when f->size == sizeof(size_t) because C doesn't
+	 * define what happens when a left shift count is >= the number of
+	 * bits in the integer being shifted; e.g., on some boxes it doesn't
+	 * shift at all when they're equal.
 	 */
 	const size_t ulargest = (size_t)-1 >> ((SIZEOF_SIZE_T - f->size)*8);
 	assert(f->size >= 1 && f->size <= SIZEOF_SIZE_T);