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From: chouw@galaxy.cps.msu.edu (Wen Hwa Chou)
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Subject: cc compiler problems
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Date: 7 Apr 91 17:04:37 GMT
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There is nothing fancy in the included small C programs.  When compiled as
"cc -o starnge strange.c" everything is OK.  But when I tried it as
"cc -O -o strange strange.c"  than the Slab is gone - I mean totally gone.
I would not even respond to the cmd-cmd-~ sequence.  The only way to recover
it is by UNPLUG/PLUG!!!

I don't think this can be called as a FEATURE or ANSI Standard.  So, what is
the problem and where is the fix?  Anybody has any idea?

Wen

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main()
{
	double x,y;
	int i;
	x=2;
	y=2;

	for (i=0; i< 5000000; i++ ) x /= y;
	printf("%g\n",x);
	}
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