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From: lutz@iks-jena.de (Lutz Donnerhacke)
Subject: Re: Bit manipulation
Date: 2000/11/13
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* Robert Dewar wrote:
>lutz@iks-jena.de (Lutz Donnerhacke) wrote:
>> This piece of code is from my play and experimental grounds.
>> I'd prefer a portable solution instead of mapping maschine
>> code into a portability lib.
>
>No no no! Rotate_Left is a function defined IN THE ADA 95 RM,

Yes. In B.2. I found a obscure definition in the MD5 packet, so I did not
read the RM. My fault. Sorry.

>There is absolutely NO need EVER to do roll-your-own rotates
>in Ada 95.

Rotation was a simple example for my limited mind to play with.