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Re: Smaller C compiler

From	"Rod Pemberton" <dont_use_email@xnohavenotit.cnm>
Newsgroups	comp.os.msdos.programmer
Subject	Re: Smaller C compiler
Date	2013-12-15 13:21 -0500
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On Sun, 15 Dec 2013 05:14:54 -0500, Alexei A. Frounze  
<alexfrunews@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sunday, December 15, 2013 1:47:58 AM UTC-8, Rod Pemberton wrote:
>> On Fri, 13 Dec 2013 06:32:43 -0500, Alexei A. Frounze
>> <...@gmail.com> wrote:

[snip]

>> > Let's not. You have something to read and think through.
>>
>> No, I don't.
>>
>> I think you have much to learn yet, and eventually forget the
>> unimportant stuff, which you currently think is important.
>
> Yeah, I've just learned that I should not discuss C with you because  
> it's pointless.

Now, I'm wondering if you remember any of the numerous past conversations
we've had...  Think alt.os.development.

You mean you didn't learn that from the numerous conversations we've
had going back to 2006?  Do you remember the one on DSP byte ordering?
You left Usenet for something like four years after that one...

I was having a 100% serious conversation.  So, I thought when you said
you could avoid UB you were just displaying ignorance, but now I realize
you were just "trolling" me.  Anyone who knows UB as well, as you  
supposedly
do, knows that UB can't be avoided:

1) startup of a C program is UB
2) exiting a C program is UB is the application doesn't explicitly close
files and reclaim memory
3) memory mapped devices can't be programmed without using a pointer to
integer conversion which is UB
4) setjmp() and longjmp() have UB
5) system() (and spawn()) have UB
etc.

Instead, you focus on UB which doesn't result in errant code, and
generally can't be avoided.

> It's pointless because you're turning your deaf ear or blind eye  
> (speaking metaphorically, of course) to the provided references in the  
> language standard and to the garbage that your compiler's printf()  
> prints when you pass it a 16-bit int into %lx and to the warnings  
> generated by gcc about int/long not matching, to all the signs, hints  
> and explicit statements that you're invoking UB in this way. And so on.
>

If I wanted to, I could say nearly the same thing about you, see:

It's pointless because you're turning your deaf ear or a blind eye to
valid and widely implemented C concepts of implicit casting and UB
resulting from compounding of operations.

> If you are unwilling to even explore this topic further, there's
> nothing we can discuss here.

Are you disappearing from Usenet for four years like the last time
you became angry with me?  Seriously, I hope not.  Or, was that
because you got caught posting out to Usenet via MS' corporate
network?  Or, was that Bill Gates personal home IP?

Rod Pemberton

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Smaller C compiler "Alexei A. Frounze" <alexfrunews@gmail.com> - 2013-12-01 08:15 -0800
  Re: Smaller C compiler "Auric__" <not.my.real@email.address> - 2013-12-01 18:42 +0000
    Re: Smaller C compiler "Alexei A. Frounze" <alexfrunews@gmail.com> - 2013-12-01 19:14 -0800
      Re: Smaller C compiler "Auric__" <not.my.real@email.address> - 2013-12-02 11:13 +0000
        Re: Smaller C compiler "Alexei A. Frounze" <alexfrunews@gmail.com> - 2013-12-02 03:21 -0800
          Re: Smaller C compiler "Auric__" <not.my.real@email.address> - 2013-12-03 06:21 +0000
            Re: Smaller C compiler "Alexei A. Frounze" <alexfrunews@gmail.com> - 2013-12-02 23:17 -0800
              Re: Smaller C compiler "Auric__" <not.my.real@email.address> - 2013-12-03 13:31 +0000
                Re: Smaller C compiler "Alexei A. Frounze" <alexfrunews@gmail.com> - 2013-12-03 06:05 -0800
                Re: Smaller C compiler "Rod Pemberton" <dont_use_email@xnohavenotit.cnm> - 2013-12-03 10:47 -0500
                Re: Smaller C compiler "Alexei A. Frounze" <alexfrunews@gmail.com> - 2013-12-03 21:18 -0800
  Re: Smaller C compiler "Rod Pemberton" <dont_use_email@xnohavenotit.cnm> - 2013-12-03 12:23 -0500
    Re: Smaller C compiler "Rod Pemberton" <dont_use_email@xnohavenotit.cnm> - 2013-12-03 16:26 -0500
      Re: Smaller C compiler "Alexei A. Frounze" <alexfrunews@gmail.com> - 2013-12-03 23:58 -0800
        Re: Smaller C compiler "Rod Pemberton" <dont_use_email@xnohavenotit.cnm> - 2013-12-04 04:31 -0500
          Re: Smaller C compiler "Rod Pemberton" <dont_use_email@xnohavenotit.cnm> - 2013-12-04 05:01 -0500
            Re: Smaller C compiler "Alexei A. Frounze" <alexfrunews@gmail.com> - 2013-12-04 02:20 -0800
              Re: Smaller C compiler "Rod Pemberton" <dont_use_email@xnohavenotit.cnm> - 2013-12-05 06:33 -0500
                Re: Smaller C compiler "Alexei A. Frounze" <alexfrunews@gmail.com> - 2013-12-05 21:37 -0800
                Re: Smaller C compiler "Rod Pemberton" <dont_use_email@xnohavenotit.cnm> - 2013-12-06 12:19 -0500
                Re: Smaller C compiler "Alexei A. Frounze" <alexfrunews@gmail.com> - 2013-12-06 22:23 -0800
                Re: Smaller C compiler "Rod Pemberton" <dont_use_email@xnohavenotit.cnm> - 2013-12-07 13:48 -0500
                Re: Smaller C compiler "Alexei A. Frounze" <alexfrunews@gmail.com> - 2013-12-07 16:34 -0800
                Re: Smaller C compiler "Rod Pemberton" <dont_use_email@xnohavenotit.cnm> - 2013-12-08 02:12 -0500
                Re: Smaller C compiler "Alexei A. Frounze" <alexfrunews@gmail.com> - 2013-12-13 03:32 -0800
                Re: Smaller C compiler "Rod Pemberton" <dont_use_email@xnohavenotit.cnm> - 2013-12-15 04:47 -0500
                Re: Smaller C compiler "Alexei A. Frounze" <alexfrunews@gmail.com> - 2013-12-15 02:14 -0800
                Re: Smaller C compiler "Rod Pemberton" <dont_use_email@xnohavenotit.cnm> - 2013-12-15 13:21 -0500
          Re: Smaller C compiler "Alexei A. Frounze" <alexfrunews@gmail.com> - 2013-12-04 23:39 -0800
            Re: Smaller C compiler "Rod Pemberton" <dont_use_email@xnohavenotit.cnm> - 2013-12-05 06:38 -0500
              Re: Smaller C compiler "Alexei A. Frounze" <alexfrunews@gmail.com> - 2013-12-05 21:40 -0800
              Re: Smaller C compiler "Alexei A. Frounze" <alexfrunews@gmail.com> - 2013-12-06 04:19 -0800
                Re: Smaller C compiler "Rod Pemberton" <dont_use_email@xnohavenotit.cnm> - 2013-12-06 13:40 -0500
                Re: Smaller C compiler "Alexei A. Frounze" <alexfrunews@gmail.com> - 2013-12-14 21:07 -0800
    Re: Smaller C compiler "Alexei A. Frounze" <alexfrunews@gmail.com> - 2013-12-03 22:22 -0800
      Re: Smaller C compiler "Rod Pemberton" <dont_use_email@xnohavenotit.cnm> - 2013-12-04 04:30 -0500
        Re: Smaller C compiler "Alexei A. Frounze" <alexfrunews@gmail.com> - 2013-12-04 23:21 -0800
          Re: Smaller C compiler "Rod Pemberton" <dont_use_email@xnohavenotit.cnm> - 2013-12-05 04:23 -0500
            Re: Smaller C compiler "Alexei A. Frounze" <alexfrunews@gmail.com> - 2013-12-05 21:31 -0800
  Re: Smaller C compiler "Auric__" <not.my.real@email.address> - 2013-12-10 04:59 +0000
    Re: Smaller C compiler "Auric__" <not.my.real@email.address> - 2013-12-10 06:17 +0000
      Re: Smaller C compiler "Alexei A. Frounze" <alexfrunews@gmail.com> - 2013-12-11 02:36 -0800
        Re: Smaller C compiler "Auric__" <not.my.real@email.address> - 2013-12-11 13:44 +0000
  Re: Smaller C compiler Harry Potter <rose.joseph12@yahoo.com> - 2013-12-10 10:41 -0800
    Re: Smaller C compiler "Alexei A. Frounze" <alexfrunews@gmail.com> - 2013-12-11 03:06 -0800
      Re: Smaller C compiler "Rod Pemberton" <dont_use_email@xnohavenotit.cnm> - 2013-12-11 10:47 -0500
        Re: Smaller C compiler Harry Potter <rose.joseph12@yahoo.com> - 2013-12-11 08:01 -0800
          Re: Smaller C compiler "Rod Pemberton" <dont_use_email@xnohavenotit.cnm> - 2013-12-11 13:40 -0500
        Re: Smaller C compiler "Alexei A. Frounze" <alexfrunews@gmail.com> - 2013-12-11 22:07 -0800
        Re: Smaller C compiler "Alexei A. Frounze" <alexfrunews@gmail.com> - 2013-12-25 02:33 -0800
          Re: Smaller C compiler "Alexei A. Frounze" <alexfrunews@gmail.com> - 2013-12-29 03:24 -0800
  Re: Smaller C compiler "Alexei A. Frounze" <alexfrunews@gmail.com> - 2013-12-21 15:55 -0800
  Re: Smaller C compiler "Auric__" <not.my.real@email.address> - 2013-12-29 17:16 +0000
    Re: Smaller C compiler "Rod Pemberton" <dont_use_email@xnohavenotit.cnm> - 2013-12-29 21:54 -0500
      Re: Smaller C compiler "Alexei A. Frounze" <alexfrunews@gmail.com> - 2013-12-29 19:38 -0800
    Re: Smaller C compiler "Alexei A. Frounze" <alexfrunews@gmail.com> - 2013-12-29 19:36 -0800
      Re: Smaller C compiler "Auric__" <not.my.real@email.address> - 2013-12-30 05:07 +0000
        Re: Smaller C compiler "Alexei A. Frounze" <alexfrunews@gmail.com> - 2013-12-29 21:58 -0800
        Re: Smaller C compiler "Alexei A. Frounze" <alexfrunews@gmail.com> - 2014-01-05 19:43 -0800
          Re: Smaller C compiler "Auric__" <not.my.real@email.address> - 2014-01-06 15:27 +0000
            Re: Smaller C compiler "Rod Pemberton" <dont_use_email@xnohavenotit.cnm> - 2014-01-06 19:51 -0500
              Re: Smaller C compiler "Auric__" <not.my.real@email.address> - 2014-01-07 04:27 +0000
                Re: Smaller C compiler "Alexei A. Frounze" <alexfrunews@gmail.com> - 2014-01-06 21:52 -0800
          Re: Smaller C compiler "Alexei A. Frounze" <alexfrunews@gmail.com> - 2014-02-16 22:57 -0800
            Re: Smaller C compiler "Alexei A. Frounze" <alexfrunews@gmail.com> - 2014-02-25 00:17 -0800
              Re: Smaller C compiler "Alexei A. Frounze" <alexfrunews@gmail.com> - 2014-03-01 21:31 -0800
                Re: Smaller C compiler "Alexei A. Frounze" <alexfrunews@gmail.com> - 2014-03-10 01:46 -0700
                Re: Smaller C compiler "Alexei A. Frounze" <alexfrunews@gmail.com> - 2014-04-20 20:19 -0700
                Re: Smaller C compiler Harry Potter <rose.joseph12@yahoo.com> - 2014-04-23 11:20 -0700
                Re: Smaller C compiler "Alexei A. Frounze" <alexfrunews@gmail.com> - 2014-04-23 11:41 -0700
                Re: Smaller C compiler Harry Potter <rose.joseph12@yahoo.com> - 2014-04-25 06:08 -0700
                Re: Smaller C compiler "Alexei A. Frounze" <alexfrunews@gmail.com> - 2014-09-14 03:06 -0700
                Re: Smaller C compiler "Alexei A. Frounze" <alexfrunews@gmail.com> - 2014-11-09 03:26 -0800
                Re: Smaller C compiler "Alexei A. Frounze" <alexfrunews@gmail.com> - 2014-11-28 04:06 -0800
                Re: Smaller C compiler "Alexei A. Frounze" <alexfrunews@gmail.com> - 2014-12-21 01:56 -0800
                Re: Smaller C compiler "Alexei A. Frounze" <alexfrunews@gmail.com> - 2015-01-10 10:37 -0800
                Re: Smaller C compiler "Alexei A. Frounze" <alexfrunews@gmail.com> - 2015-04-19 23:55 -0700
                Re: Smaller C compiler "Auric__" <not.my.real@email.address> - 2015-04-22 06:13 +0000
                Re: Smaller C compiler "Alexei A. Frounze" <alexfrunews@gmail.com> - 2015-04-22 00:12 -0700
                Re: Smaller C compiler "Alexei A. Frounze" <alexfrunews@gmail.com> - 2015-04-25 21:11 -0700
                Re: Smaller C compiler "Alexei A. Frounze" <alexfrunews@gmail.com> - 2015-05-16 17:49 -0700
                Re: Smaller C compiler "Bill Buckels" <bbuckels@mts.net> - 2015-05-19 20:01 -0500
                Re: Smaller C compiler "Alexei A. Frounze" <alexfrunews@gmail.com> - 2015-05-19 18:18 -0700
                Re: Smaller C compiler "Alexei A. Frounze" <alexfrunews@gmail.com> - 2015-08-15 02:13 -0700
                Re: Smaller C compiler "Alexei A. Frounze" <alexfrunews@gmail.com> - 2015-09-06 15:55 -0700

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