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Re: typo in comment



But should it be (2**(8n))-1 or 2**(8n-1) ?  Hard to tell with just
2**(8n)-1 (I never rely on pedantry).

> In the following comment (gdb/stabsread.c, 1 Aug 1999 checkin), "))"
> should be just plain ")".
> 
>       /* Is n3 == 2**(8n))-1 for some integer n?  Then it's an
>          unsigned n-byte integer.  But do require n to be a power of
>          two; we don't want 3-
> 
> You can file this under "unbelievable pedantry" or "gee, I can't
> believe someone is actually reading this" if you like :-).

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