Afloyd.181
net.bugs.4bsd
utzoo!decvax!harpo!floyd!trb
Fri Apr 30 16:45:37 1982
Caveat Hackor (cc generates bad code for int *= float)
Paul Gloudemans (floyd!prg) found this problem in VAX cc on both 4.1bsd
and BTL 4.0.
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/* bug.c */
main()
{
float z;
int n;
n=2;
z=3.5;
n *= z;
printf("n=%d, should be 7!\n");
}
% cc bug.c
% a.out
n=6, should be 7!
%
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Andy Tannenbaum Bell Labs Whippany, NJ (201) 386-6491
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