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From: Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com>
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Subject: Re: Constants and undefined behavior
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antispam@fricas.org (Waldek Hebisch) writes:

> Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> wrote:
>
>> antispam@fricas.org (Waldek Hebisch) writes:
[...]
>>> UB in C standard corresponds with 'error' in Pascal standard.  [...]
>>
>> Does it?  In C a syntax error is undefined behavior, but it
>> requires a diagnostic.  (I don't mean to single out just syntax
>> errors;  there are other examples.)
>
> I mean typical UB, especialy cases that people complain about.
> [...]

Then you should say what you mean, rather than leaving it
for other people to guess.