On Wed, Sep 04, 2002 at 10:16:08AM +0100, Angus Leeming wrote:
> > while(nsnippets =>> 1) {
> > ++i;
> > }
> > ndigits = 1 + i / 3;
> >
> > That is, the above is an integer approximation of :
> >
> > ndigits = ceiling(log2(nsnippets)/log2(10));
>
> Thanks, Allan. I'll have to sit down and think about this. I'm totally
> useless when it comes to shift operations.
The loop basically gives you the highest one bit in the binary
representation, and he believes that three binary digits fit into a
decimal. Which is not unreasonable...
André
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