Re: LZ: Help with a routine

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Re: LZ: Help with a routine

Mattias Lindqvist wrote:
> 
> On 19 Sep 96 at 22:42, Ed Plese, Jr. wrote:
> 
> > Actually, I think that if the bit is set, it will set the ZERO
> > flag, but if it is cleared, then it will clear the Z flag (indicating
> > nz).
> 
> No, the zero flag indicates that something is zero. Therefore if the
> bit's cleared (meaning it's zero) the Zero flag will be set!
> 


Nonono... bit COPIES the bit into the zero flag, and if the bit is set,
the zero flag will also be set (1=flag set, 0=flag reset in the flag
register). It's backwards and may be a reason for bugs in programs.


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