From:	Hans-Bernhard Broeker <broeker AT physik DOT rwth-aachen DOT de>
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Subject:	Re: Help... classes and optimization problem
Date:	28 May 2001 17:27:09 GMT
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Vermin <ratspl AT hotmail DOT com> wrote:
[...]
> But why did it all work well when I didn't use the optimization switch? Any
> clue?

The program was causing what the language definitions call "undefined
behaviour".  Which means that absolutely *anything* can happen, up to
and including that you get exactly what you expected, but only if it's
Tuesdays, the moon doesn't shine and you compiled without
optimization.

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Hans-Bernhard Broeker (broeker AT physik DOT rwth-aachen DOT de)
Even if all the snow were burnt, ashes would remain.

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