normalization of pointers...

[Shraddha]

What is mean by normalization of pointers...Wher e we use that?

[Chris Dollin]

Shraddha wrote:

What is mean by normalization of pointers...Wher e we use that?

We don't. There's no such concept in Standard C.

Tell us more about your problem.

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[Shraddha]

On May 30, 6:29 pm, Chris Dollin <chris.dol...@h p.comwrote:

Shraddha wrote:

What is mean by normalization of pointers...Wher e we use that?

We don't. There's no such concept in Standard C.

Tell us more about your problem.

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[Shraddha]

On May 30, 6:29 pm, Chris Dollin <chris.dol...@h p.comwrote:

Shraddha wrote:

What is mean by normalization of pointers...Wher e we use that?

We don't. There's no such concept in Standard C.

Tell us more about your problem.

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I read about it in the explanation of the far pointers...
there they say that -"The only difference between huge pointers and
far pointers is that...huge pointers are normalized..."

So I am asking what is far pointers?

[Lew Pitcher]

On May 30, 9:43 am, Shraddha <shraddhajosh.. [e-mail] e:
[snip]

So I am asking what is far pointers?

"far" pointers do not exist in C

They exist in some C-like languages (primarily, those designed by
Microsoft) as a way of expressing a pointer on an Intel processor
platform. You probably want to ask your question in either an Intel or
a Microsoft group.

[kingfox]

On 5ÔÂ30ÈÕ, ÏÂÎç9ʱ43·Ö, Shraddha <shraddhajosh.. [e-mail] e:

On May 30, 6:29 pm, Chris Dollin <chris.dol...@h p.comwrote:

Shraddha wrote:

What is mean by normalization of pointers...Wher e we use that?

We don't. There's no such concept in Standard C.

Tell us more about your problem.

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I read about it in the explanation of the far pointers...
there they say that -"The only difference between huge pointers and
far pointers is that...huge pointers are normalized..."

So I am asking what is far pointers?

The huge pointer and far pointer are old concept which live in 16-bit
DOS time. You can search something about DOS programming for more
detail about them.

[Chris Dollin]

Shraddha wrote:

On May 30, 6:29 pm, Chris Dollin <chris.dol...@h p.comwrote:

>Shraddha wrote:

What is mean by normalization of pointers...Wher e we use that?

We don't. There's no such concept in Standard C.

Tell us more about your problem.

(and remember to snip signatures in the future)

I read about it in the explanation of the far pointers...
there they say that -"The only difference between huge pointers and
far pointers is that...huge pointers are normalized..."

So I am asking what is far pointers?

They are not a feature of Standard C; they are a non-standard
(and, as I understand it, largely obsolete) feature of certain
implementations .

I'd advise learning C from a source that isn't so implementation-
specific. (My preference is for K&R 2; others differ.)

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[Chris Hills]

In article <f3**********@m urdoch.hpl.hp.c om>, Chris Dollin
<ch**********@h p.comwrites

>Shraddha wrote:

>On May 30, 6:29 pm, Chris Dollin <chris.dol...@h p.comwrote:

>>Shraddha wrote:
What is mean by normalization of pointers...Wher e we use that?

We don't. There's no such concept in Standard C.

Tell us more about your problem.

(and remember to snip signatures in the future)

>I read about it in the explanation of the far pointers...
there they say that -"The only difference between huge pointers and
far pointers is that...huge pointers are normalized..."

So I am asking what is far pointers?

They are not a feature of Standard C; they are a non-standard
(and, as I understand it, largely obsolete) feature of certain
implementation s.

I'd advise learning C from a source that isn't so implementation-
specific. (My preference is for K&R 2; others differ.)

Many compilers have FAR pointers. Not just WinTel stuff. Not just in old
compilers either.
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[Chris Hills]

In article <11************ *********@q69g2 000hsb.googlegr oups.com>, Lew
Pitcher <lp******@teksa vvy.comwrites

>On May 30, 9:43 am, Shraddha <shraddhajosh.. [e-mail] e:
[snip]

>So I am asking what is far pointers?

"far" pointers do not exist in C

They exist in some C-like languages (primarily, those designed by
Microsoft)

This is not correct. I have lots of compilers, NONE by Microsoft or for
x86 targets that have FAR pointers.

>as a way of expressing a pointer on an Intel processor

Or many others.

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Shraddha wrote:

>
What is mean by normalization of pointers...Wher e we use that?

We don't.

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