From:	Ben Peddell <killer DOT lightspeed AT bigpond DOT com>
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Subject:	Re: __builtin_va_list bug?
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Date:	Tue, 22 Apr 2003 01:18:33 +1000
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>>
>>Yes, I know. I use "x = (char) va_arg(arg,int)" to stop gcc complaining.
>>But my question is why the "int $5" is generated. [...]
> 
> 
>     No idea.  The code as it stands (with `char' instead of `int') *is*
> incorrect, and the implementation of <stdarg.h> is necessarily
> "magical."

A BOUND that is always out of bounds, and therefore changed to INT $5?

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