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From: rick@seismo.CSS.GOV (Rick Adams)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: Wierd Compilers
Message-ID: <44177@beno.seismo.CSS.GOV>
Date: Tue, 3-Nov-87 17:27:26 EST
Article-I.D.: beno.44177
Posted: Tue Nov  3 17:27:26 1987
Date-Received: Sat, 7-Nov-87 02:30:53 EST
References: <367@white.gcm> <18964@amdcad.AMD.COM>
Organization: Center for Seismic Studies, Arlington, VA
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Keywords: Sun
Summary: -O

Even a mediocre compiler should be able to recognize that
	a++;
is equivalent to
	++a;
if there is no assignment, etc.

There is really no excuse for not making this trivial optimization. You should
not have to depend on the user doing it.

--rick