+ * Returns: Result, @a@ shifted left or right by @n@.
+ *
+ * Use: Bitwise shift operators. @mp_lslc@ fills the bits introduced
+ * on the right with ones instead of zeroes: it's used
+ * internally by @mp_lsl2c@, though it may be useful on its
+ * own.
+ */
+
+extern mp *mp_lsl(mp */*d*/, mp */*a*/, size_t /*n*/);
+extern mp *mp_lslc(mp */*d*/, mp */*a*/, size_t /*n*/);
+extern mp *mp_lsr(mp */*d*/, mp */*a*/, size_t /*n*/);
+
+/* --- @mp_not2c@ --- *
+ *
+ * Arguments: @mp *d@ = destination
+ * @mp *a@ = source
+ *
+ * Returns: The sign-extended complement of the argument.
+ */
+
+extern mp *mp_not2c(mp */*d*/, mp */*a*/);
+
+/* --- @mp_bitop2c@ --- *
+ *
+ * Arguments: @mp *d@ = destination
+ * @mp *a, *b@ = sources
+ *
+ * Returns: The result of the given bitwise operation. Negative numbers
+ * are treated as two's complement, sign-extended infinitely to
+ * the left. The functions are named after the truth tables
+ * they generate:
+ *
+ * a: 0011
+ * b: 0101
+ * @mpx_bitXXXX@
+ */
+
+#define MP_BIT2CDECL(string) \
+ extern mp *mp_bit##string##2c(mp */*d*/, mp */*a*/, mp */*b*/);
+MPX_DOBIN(MP_BIT2CDECL)
+
+/* --- @mp_[n]and@, @mp_[n]or@, @mp_[n]xor@, @mp_not@ --- *
+ *
+ * Synonyms for the commonly-used functions.