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From: ftw@datacube.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Possible C Anomaly
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Date: Mon, 14-Sep-87 11:03:00 EDT
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Posted: Mon Sep 14 11:03:00 1987
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You should look at dpANS, in particular the discussion of "sequence points".
That is why your example does not work (it is incorrect code!).  When you
write:

	k = k--;

the compiler is free to decrement k FIRST 8-o


				Farrell T. Woods 

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