#!/usr/bin/perl use strict; use warnings 'all'; my $bits; { my $native = -1; $bits++ while $native >>= 1; } sub rshift { # Should be signed/sign-propagating right shift my ($x, $y) = @_; my $mask = 0; my $z = $x >> $y; $mask = ( -1 >> ($bits - $y) ) << ($bits - $y) if $x < 0; return $z | $mask; }