RE: [sv-ec] Mantis 1707 - bitstream operators

From: Jonathan Bromley <jonathan.bromley_at_.....>
Date: Thu Jun 21 2007 - 04:47:59 PDT
Shalom,

	Considering that << is R-to-L, whereas >> is L-to-R, then if even <<
	only is R-to-L with respect to the order of slices while preserving the
	order within each slice, I see no logic in >>, an L-to-R operator,
	suddenly becoming R-to-L within the slice.


OK; I'm not sure I understand your chosen dominance of 
left-to-rightness over symmetry, but I don't have a strong 
opinion on it, and there is backward compatibility to consider.
 
However, if we keep the existing definition of >> such that the 
slice_size is ignored, I urge that we should make it illegal for a
slice_size to be specified with >>.  That would at least leave the 
door open for future extensions in which the slice_size is significant,
and could make the LRM text less confusing than it is now.
 
Regards
-- 
Jonathan Bromley
 

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