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From: mem@zinn.MV.COM (Mark E. Mallett)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c
Subject: Re: Optimization (was Re: volatile)
Message-ID: <310@zinn.MV.COM>
Date: 3 May 88 05:51:38 GMT
References: <13074@brl-adm.ARPA> <3938@killer.UUCP>
Organization: Zinn Computer Co., Litchfield NH
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In article <3938@killer.UUCP>, chasm@killer.UUCP (Charles Marslett) writes:
> In article <13074@brl-adm.ARPA>, dsill@NSWC-OAS.arpa (Dave Sill) writes:
> > Terry Lambert writes:
> > 
> > This bears repeating.  There should be no circumstances under which
> > the semantics of the language are changed by a flag to the compiler.

Avoiding the word "semantics", -O can change the way the program
operates, which is what is important in this discussion.

And if you don't think that the semantics of the language can be changed
by a flag to the compiler, well... what about "-D" ??

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