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- Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2014 04:03:48 +0000
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I18N-ISSUE-372: Arithmetic Right Shift [encoding] http://www.w3.org/International/track/issues/372 Raised by: Addison Phillips On product: encoding http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-international/2014JulSep/0027.html Comment from Martin Duerst: This is a Last Call comment on http://www.w3.org/TR/2014/WD-encoding-20140603/. Looking at the explanation about Arithmetic Shifts at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arithmetic_shift, the exact effect of Arithmetic Right Shifts depends on the size of the data type. I have not found any indication in the spec about the (minimal) size of the data type needed for the calculations to work correctly (sorry if I missed it). This could be 16 bits, or 32 bits, or potentially even more (e.g. for GB-18030). It would be highly desirable to indicate the minimum necessary width of the data type needed for correct operation.
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