Didn't I see an operator list a while back that featured sign-extending
shift?

If not, I apologize. 

But on the other hand, we could make a ~>>> operator that was a
"case-preserving indent" :-)

=Austin

--- Larry Wall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Mon, 28 Oct 2002, Austin Hastings wrote:
> : But the presence of the >>> operator
> 
> Er, *what* >>> operator?
> 
> : (and speaking of low-frequency operators, what about bitwise
> rotation?
> : Will that be the (( and )) operators?)
> 
> I think those will be rejected by anyone who uses either vi or emacs.
> Seriously, let's not make the $( and $) mistake again.
> 
> : means that signed/unsigned conversions need to be thought out.
> : 
> : Is 0xDEADBEEF >>> 3 going to be positive or negative?
> 
> Depends on whether you're a vegetarian.  Personally I consider it
> to be a positive.  Perl 5 seems to concur.
> 
> Larry
> 


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