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From: gwyn@smoke.BRL.MIL (Doug Gwyn)
Newsgroups: comp.std.c
Subject: Re: Order of Evaluation
Message-ID: <11646@smoke.BRL.MIL>
Date: 19 Nov 89 01:13:10 GMT
Article-I.D.: smoke.11646
References: <21265@usc.edu>
Reply-To: gwyn@brl.arpa (Doug Gwyn)
Organization: Ballistic Research Lab (BRL), APG, MD.
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In article <21265@usc.edu> gould@physics.usc.edu (Christopher M. Gould) writes:
> Why is the order of evaluation of subexpressions undefined?

Why should it be?

Allowing implementations flexibility in this regard can lead to more
efficient generated code.

If a programmer wants to ensure a particular sequence of calculation,
C provides sufficient tools to do so.  Use them.