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Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> writes:

> Note that in a context that requires a constant expression, overflow is
> a constraint violation.  For example, a case label like:
>
>     case (INT_MAX + 1) * 0:
>
> must be diagnosed at compile time.

gcc disagrees with you.