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Remembering the order of precedence

Started byluser droog <luser.droog@gmail.com>
First post2016-07-25 11:00 -0700
Last post2016-07-26 06:41 -0400
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  Remembering the order of precedence luser droog <luser.droog@gmail.com> - 2016-07-25 11:00 -0700
    Re: Remembering the order of precedence BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-07-25 19:51 +0100
    Re: Remembering the order of precedence Tim Prince <tprince@computer.org> - 2016-07-26 06:41 -0400

#91040 — Remembering the order of precedence

Fromluser droog <luser.droog@gmail.com>
Date2016-07-25 11:00 -0700
SubjectRemembering the order of precedence
Message-ID<6e87be66-f9d8-4464-a37f-66df43a44cd4@googlegroups.com>
Blast from the Past!
Insightful breakdowns by Tim Rentsch and Kaz (and friends):

https://groups.google.com/d/topic/comp.lang.c/efPI5ASnIjE/discussion

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-Wno-parentheses

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#91043

FromBartC <bc@freeuk.com>
Date2016-07-25 19:51 +0100
Message-ID<nn5n3v$2he$1@dont-email.me>
In reply to#91040
On 25/07/2016 19:00, luser droog wrote:
> Blast from the Past!
> Insightful breakdowns by Tim Rentsch and Kaz (and friends):
>
> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/comp.lang.c/efPI5ASnIjE/discussion

And common-sense ones by BartC and CB Falconer!

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Bartc

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#91084

FromTim Prince <tprince@computer.org>
Date2016-07-26 06:41 -0400
Message-ID<dvot7gF7pepU1@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#91040
On 7/25/2016 2:00 PM, luser droog wrote:
> Blast from the Past!
> Insightful breakdowns by Tim Rentsch and Kaz (and friends):
> 
> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/comp.lang.c/efPI5ASnIjE/discussion
> 
Heavy use of parentheses is taken by compiler writers as an excuse to
set K&R style legacy defaults which ignore them.  Back in the x87 days,
observing them could be excessively time-consuming in mixed float/double
context.

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