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		pianom4n 5 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: You can't fool the optimizer But that's undefined behavior, so the compiler is free to ignore that possibility.

WalterBright 5 months ago [–]

> so the compiler is free to ignore that possibility

And that's what is wrong. This is the most unfriendly behavior towards the programmer.

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