From: davef@tsoft-inc.com   
      
   On 1/31/2025 1:28 PM, Simon Clubley wrote:   
   > On 2025-01-31, Arne Vajhøj  wrote:   
   >> Is it common to use:   
   >>   
   >> declare integer const   
   ant TRUE = -1   
   >> declare integer constant FALSE = 0   
   >>   
   >   
   > Oh goody. The "good" old days, when TRUE did not equal TRUE, are back. :-)   
   >   
   > Simon.   
   >   
      
   Not sure what that means ...   
      
   In any case, consider testing for bit settings.  Assume that the bit value "4",   
   that's bit 2 set, and wanting to test for that particular bit.   
      
   If  AND 4 then print "True", else print "False"   
      
   If only -1 was "true", then that statement would not work.  That would be   
   rather   
   sad.  So, non-zero being true is a good implementation.   
      
      
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