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<H1>Re: [MUD-Dev] caved in: Algorithms for for storing free space.</H1>
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<LI><em>Subject</em>: Re: [MUD-Dev] caved in: Algorithms for for storing free space.</LI>
<LI><em>From</em>: Ben Greear <<A HREF="mailto:greear#cyberhighway,net">greear#cyberhighway,net</A>></LI>
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On Sun, 5 Apr 1998, Chris Gray wrote:
> [Ben Greear:]
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> :A binary search wouldn't be too bad, just wondering if there's
> :a better (constant) method??
>
> Isn't there one of those bit-twiddle methods that does that? Or can you
> only find the lowest one bit or something? Not sure where to look for
> the stuff, however. Anyone?
I thought of this..might be ok:
int pwr = 0;
int size; //this is what we want to find
int i = 0;
while ((size >> i) > 0) {
pwr++;
i++;
}
pwr should be the base of two you'll need.
This is a messy example..and might not even work...just a working
idea.....
Ben
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00283" HREF="msg00283.html">[MUD-Dev] Re: MUD Development Digest</A></strong>,
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00031" HREF="msg00031.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] caved in: Algorithms for for storing free space.</A></strong>,
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00026" HREF="msg00026.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] (fwd) Re: Roleplaying</A></strong>,
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<LI><strong><A NAME="00025" HREF="msg00025.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Character development [was Re: ]</A></strong>,
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