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From: bcase@amdcad.UUCP (Brian case)
Newsgroups: net.lang.c
Subject: PCC bug; probably an old one
Message-ID: <9196@amdcad.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 5-Feb-86 18:40:03 EST
Article-I.D.: amdcad.9196
Posted: Wed Feb  5 18:40:03 1986
Date-Received: Fri, 7-Feb-86 06:17:26 EST
Organization: AMDCAD, Sunnyvale, CA
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Keywords: switch, floating point

I am in the process of porting the portable C compiler.  I just found
what I think to be a bug (well, I am sure it is a bug) in the front
end.  It seems that the PCC front end generates incorrect code for
a switch statement whose expression is of type double or float (and
possibly other types; haven't checked 'em out).  In K&R, it is stated
that the type of a switch expression must be int.  So, the PCC front
end should flag an error (but doesn't).  Is this really a bug or have
I missed something?  Sorry if I am bringing up an old topic.  Reply
by mail unless general net interest is suspected.

    Brian Case
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