Re: fork() Problem?

Brandon S. Allbery KF8NH (allbery@kf8nh.apk.net)
Thu, 06 May 1999 06:41:46 -0400

In message <Pine.LNX.3.95.990505172738.3400B-100000@chaos.analogic.com>, "Richa
rd B. Johnson" writes:
+-----
| Then we have a conditional expression which tests the result of
| an operation:
|
| if(left = right)
|
| As stated, and as Lint picked up, we are now testing if the assignment
| occurred, not the value of the left-most operand. Therefore, we have
| to make the assignment first:
+--->8

The assignment always occurs, *unless* there is an exception (i.e. a signal)
or unless this is C++ and someone has dome something silly with an operator=.

Please explain these purported non-occurrences that you think occur. Please
explain where they are described in the standard.

Also, explain why your "gcc bug" is in every compiler from pcc on.

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