From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,FREEMAIL_FROM autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Received: by 10.99.108.4 with SMTP id h4mr13979448pgc.1.1500148618877; Sat, 15 Jul 2017 12:56:58 -0700 (PDT) X-Received: by 10.36.82.207 with SMTP id d198mr6263itb.8.1500148618795; Sat, 15 Jul 2017 12:56:58 -0700 (PDT) Path: eternal-september.org!reader01.eternal-september.org!reader02.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!news.glorb.com!188no1074562itx.0!news-out.google.com!196ni5510itl.0!nntp.google.com!188no1074560itx.0!postnews.google.com!glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com!not-for-mail Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2017 12:56:58 -0700 (PDT) Complaints-To: groups-abuse@google.com Injection-Info: glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com; posting-host=70.50.104.224; posting-account=gOYTTAoAAADrNEg_oe5Etelo-0qd7UeW NNTP-Posting-Host: 70.50.104.224 User-Agent: G2/1.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: <1ba6f78e-8ab6-4f60-961e-a0a5a8f48a09@googlegroups.com> Subject: GNAT.CRC32.Get_Value From: Aurele Injection-Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2017 19:56:58 +0000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Xref: news.eternal-september.org comp.lang.ada:47423 Date: 2017-07-15T12:56:58-07:00 List-Id: Hi all, can someone explain the use of the GNAT.CRC32.Get_Value function as= it would apply in a typical CRC32 or Checksum application. The function re= turns CRC32 XOR 16FFFF_FFFF# without changing the CRC32 value. Hence, I'm = not grasping its full meaning/purpose. Thanks in advance o7