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From: volpe@camelback.crd.ge.com (Christopher R Volpe)
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Subject: Re: When do you use "if ( a = b )"? (was Re: Funny mistake)
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Date: 1 Apr 91 13:23:54 GMT
References: <1991Mar18.195351.11985@unlv.edu> <11109@dog.ee.lbl.gov> <15053@ganymede.inmos.co.uk> <3482@inews.intel.com> <20137@alice.att.com>
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In article <20137@alice.att.com>, ark@alice.att.com (Andrew Koenig) writes:
|>A while ago I remember a big argument about the difference between
|>code generated by a particular compiler for this:
|>
|>	a=b-c;
|>	if(a)
|>
|>and for this
|>
|>	if(a=b-c)

Are a,b,and c all of type "int"?

[Deleted description of implementation that gave different results.]

|>I believe that this behavior on the part of the compiler
|>is entirely reasonable.

Even if it's completely non-conforming?

|>-- 
|>				--Andrew Koenig
|>				  ark@europa.att.com
                                       
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Chris Volpe
G.E. Corporate R&D
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