This is "bithacks.h" C header file and it contains various macros for bit
manipulations. It's accompanied with "bithacks-test.c", which tests all the
macros.

It was written by Peteris Krumins ([email protected]).
His blog is at http://www.catonmat.net  --  good coders code, great reuse.

The code is licensed under the MIT license.

The code was written as a part of the article "bithacks.h - bit hacks header
file" on my website. The whole article can be read at:

    http://www.catonmat.net/blog/bit-hacks-header-file/

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Table of contents:
    [1] Macros in bithacks.h file
    [2] The test program bithacks-test.c


[1]-Macros-in-bithhacks.h-file------------------------------------------------

The "bithacks.h" header provides the following macros:

    * B8(x)            - turns x written in binary into decimal,
    * B_EVEN(x)        - tests if x is even                    (bithack #1),
    * B_ODD(x)         - tests if x is odd         (inverse of (bithack #1)),
    * B_IS_SET(x, n)   - tests if n-th bit is set in x         (bithack #2),
    * B_SET(x, n)      - sets n-th bit in x                    (bithack #3),
    * B_UNSET(x, n)    - unsets n-th bit in x                  (bithack #4),
    * B_TOGGLE(x, n)   - toggles n-th bit in x                 (bithack #5),
    * B_TURNOFF_1(x)   - turns off the right-most 1-bit in x   (bithack #6),
    * B_ISOLATE_1(x)   - isolates the right-most 1-bit in x    (bithack #7),
    * B_PROPAGATE_1(x) - propagates the right-most 1-bit in x  (bithack #8),
    * B_ISOLATE_0(x)   - isolates the right-most 0-bit in x    (bithack #9),
    * B_TURNON_0(x)    - turn on the right-most 0-bit in x     (bithack #10).


[2]-The-test-program-bithacks-test.c------------------------------------------

The test program "bithacks-test.c" tests all the macros above.

You have to first compile it:

    $ gcc bit-hacks-test.c -o bithacks-test

This will create the "bithacks-test" program. Now run it to verify all the
bithacks in bithacks.h:

    $ ./bithacks-test
    All tests OK.


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I explained all the bithacks in bithacks.h in another article "Bit Hacks You
Absolutely Must Know About":

    http://www.catonmat.net/blog/low-level-bit-hacks-you-absolutely-must-know/

Also see the original article on bithacks.h "bithacks.h - bit hacks header
file":

    http://www.catonmat.net/blog/bit-hacks-header-file/


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That's it. Happy bithacking!


Sincerely,
Peteris Krumins
http://www.catonmat.net