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From: Segher Boessenkool <segher@kernel.crashing.org>
Subject: Re: [DTC PATCH] Add support for decimal,
	octal and binary based cell values.
Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2007 11:21:19 +0100
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> Why do we need yet another syntax?  Everyone
> else, including most silicon documentation, uses
> the standard "C" syntax 0x for hex, 0 for octal, and
> nothing for decimal.

[Completely off-topic]

You're joking, right?  Many docs use 1234h for hex and
1011b for binary; or $1234 for hex and %1011 for binary;
or x'1234 and b'1011; or 1234_{(16)} and 1011_{(2)} (TeX
notation -- base as decimal in a parenthesised subscript);
etc. etc. etc.

Almost all computer languages use something more sane
than the C-family stuff too (esp. the dreaded "0 is
octal" thing is not exactly great).

Anyway, really off-topic :-)


Segher