Fix @mp_lsl2c@. Turns out to be surprisingly tricky.

[u/mdw/catacomb] / mp.h

diff --git a/mp.h b/mp.h
index bf0303a..c38bb3c 100644 (file)
--- a/mp.h
+++ b/mp.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* -*-c-*-
  *
- * $Id: mp.h,v 1.16 2002/10/15 22:57:22 mdw Exp $
+ * $Id: mp.h,v 1.17 2003/05/16 09:09:24 mdw Exp $
  *
  * Simple multiprecision arithmetic
  *
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@
 /*----- Revision history --------------------------------------------------* 
  *
  * $Log: mp.h,v $
+ * Revision 1.17  2003/05/16 09:09:24  mdw
+ * Fix @mp_lsl2c@.  Turns out to be surprisingly tricky.
+ *
  * Revision 1.16  2002/10/15 22:57:22  mdw
  * Handy new comparison macros.
  *
@@ -726,16 +729,22 @@ extern int mp_testbit(mp */*x*/, unsigned long /*n*/);
 extern mp *mp_setbit(mp */*d*/, mp */*x*/, unsigned long /*n*/);
 extern mp *mp_clearbit(mp */*d*/, mp */*x*/, unsigned long /*n*/);
 
-/* --- @mp_lsl@, @mp_lsr@ --- *
+/* --- @mp_lsl@, @mp_lslc@, @mp_lsr@ --- *
  *
  * Arguments:  @mp *d@ = destination
  *             @mp *a@ = source
  *             @size_t n@ = number of bits to move
  *
  * 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@ --- *