From: utzoo!decvax!cca!mw.uci@Rand-Relay@sri-unix
Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards
Title: C compiler bug?
Article-I.D.: sri-unix.4027
Posted: Mon Oct 25 01:16:59 1982
Received: Wed Oct 27 06:37:20 1982

From:      Mark Wadsworth <mw.uci@Rand-Relay>
Date:      21 Oct 82 0:19:48-PST (Thu)
main()
      {
	printf("%D\n",60L*60L*24L*((1970L-1900L)*365L + 1970L/4L - 1900L/4L));
      }

      This program, surprisingly enough, prints out 0.  The expression evaluates
      to 0.  Is anyone aware of any particular reason for this absurdity?

      John Woods

The value is too big for 32 bits. On my system (Berkeley Unix, VAX) it prints
-2085978496