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From: "Rod Pemberton" <dont_use_email@xnohavenotit.cnm>
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Subject: Re: CASE mis-understanding?
Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2014 18:20:31 -0500
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On Tue, 18 Feb 2014 14:46:34 -0500, Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid>  
wrote:

> The C standard has two classes of unspecified behavior: "implementation
> dependent" where the compiler writer gets to choose what semantics they
> want, but then they have to stick to it consistently; and "undefined"
> where consistency is not required.

I would add a few more classes:

1) required contradictions in the specification
2) result of various interactions withins C
3) translation from C to assembly or binary


Rod Pemberton