Re: for-loop mutates to an endless-loop

From	Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.c
Subject	Re: for-loop mutates to an endless-loop
Date	2020-01-03 20:41 +0000
Organization	A noiseless patient Spider
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Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> writes:

>>>> This is portable because short is guaranteed to be 16 bit at least
>>>> and there's no platform that has something different than twos-com-
>>>> plement today.
>
>>> It is not portable for reasons that have nothing to do with what
>>> you have said here. See my other post if you want to know why.
>
>> You're telling nonsense.
>
> Or more precisely: long is at least 32 bits.
> So all the summed up values fit in it.

The code you posted is not portable for reasons that you have not
addressed.  No number of unrelated true statements will alter that
fact.

-- 
Ben.

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for-loop mutates to an endless-loop "Walter H." <Walter.H-Nntp@mathemainzel.info> - 2020-01-03 13:27 +0100
  Re: for-loop mutates to an endless-loop David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2020-01-03 14:01 +0100
  Re: for-loop mutates to an endless-loop Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2020-01-03 13:18 +0000
    Re: for-loop mutates to an endless-loop James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2020-01-03 08:28 -0500
      Re: for-loop mutates to an endless-loop Dan Purgert <dan@djph.net> - 2020-01-03 13:33 +0000
        Re: for-loop mutates to an endless-loop James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2020-01-03 21:10 -0500
    Re: for-loop mutates to an endless-loop David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2020-01-03 15:34 +0100
  Re: for-loop mutates to an endless-loop James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2020-01-03 08:26 -0500
    Re: for-loop mutates to an endless-loop "Walter H." <Walter.H-Nntp@mathemainzel.info> - 2020-01-04 16:15 +0100
      Re: for-loop mutates to an endless-loop David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2020-01-04 17:17 +0100
      Re: for-loop mutates to an endless-loop Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2020-01-04 16:20 +0000
        Re: for-loop mutates to an endless-loop "Walter H." <Walter.H-Nntp@mathemainzel.info> - 2020-01-04 18:43 +0100
          Re: for-loop mutates to an endless-loop David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2020-01-04 19:28 +0100
            Re: for-loop mutates to an endless-loop Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2020-01-04 18:59 +0000
              Re: for-loop mutates to an endless-loop David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2020-01-05 14:24 +0100
            Re: for-loop mutates to an endless-loop Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2020-01-04 13:47 -0800
              Re: for-loop mutates to an endless-loop David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2020-01-05 14:26 +0100
              Re: for-loop mutates to an endless-loop "Walter H." <Walter.H-Nntp@mathemainzel.info> - 2020-01-06 20:31 +0100
          Re: for-loop mutates to an endless-loop Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2020-01-04 22:25 +0000
      Re: for-loop mutates to an endless-loop Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2020-01-04 14:08 -0800
      Re: for-loop mutates to an endless-loop James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2020-01-04 21:32 -0500
        Re: for-loop mutates to an endless-loop scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2020-01-05 21:48 +0000
      Re: for-loop mutates to an endless-loop James Kuyper <jameskuyper@alumni.caltech.edu> - 2020-01-04 21:43 -0500
  Re: for-loop mutates to an endless-loop Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2020-01-03 14:47 +0100
    Re: for-loop mutates to an endless-loop Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2020-01-03 14:39 +0000
      Re: for-loop mutates to an endless-loop Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2020-01-03 15:42 +0100
        Re: for-loop mutates to an endless-loop Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2020-01-03 15:07 +0000
          Re: for-loop mutates to an endless-loop Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2020-01-03 16:18 +0100
            Re: for-loop mutates to an endless-loop Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2020-01-03 16:47 +0100
              Re: for-loop mutates to an endless-loop Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2020-01-03 20:41 +0000
                Re: for-loop mutates to an endless-loop Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2020-01-04 01:05 +0100
            Re: for-loop mutates to an endless-loop gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2020-01-03 18:30 +0000
        Re: for-loop mutates to an endless-loop Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2020-01-04 00:23 -0600
          Re: for-loop mutates to an endless-loop Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2020-01-04 08:10 +0100
            Re: for-loop mutates to an endless-loop scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2020-01-04 16:41 +0000
              Re: for-loop mutates to an endless-loop Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2020-01-04 17:44 +0100
          Re: for-loop mutates to an endless-loop Bart <bc@freeuk.com> - 2020-01-04 11:15 +0000
            Re: for-loop mutates to an endless-loop Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2020-01-04 12:33 +0000
              Re: for-loop mutates to an endless-loop "Walter H." <Walter.H-Nntp@mathemainzel.info> - 2020-01-04 15:59 +0100
              Re: for-loop mutates to an endless-loop Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2020-01-04 16:01 +0100
                Re: for-loop mutates to an endless-loop Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2020-01-04 16:04 +0000
                Re: for-loop mutates to an endless-loop Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2020-01-04 17:06 +0100
                Re: for-loop mutates to an endless-loop scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2020-01-04 16:42 +0000
                Re: for-loop mutates to an endless-loop Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2020-01-04 17:44 +0100
            Re: for-loop mutates to an endless-loop Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2020-01-04 17:55 -0600
              Re: for-loop mutates to an endless-loop "Walter H." <Walter.H-Nntp@mathemainzel.info> - 2020-01-06 20:43 +0100
                Re: for-loop mutates to an endless-loop scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2020-01-06 19:50 +0000
                Re: for-loop mutates to an endless-loop Lew Pitcher <lew.pitcher@digitalfreehold.ca> - 2020-01-06 15:37 -0500
                Re: for-loop mutates to an endless-loop scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2020-01-06 21:59 +0000
                Re: for-loop mutates to an endless-loop Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2020-01-06 17:33 -0600
      Re: for-loop mutates to an endless-loop gazelle@shell.xmission.com (Kenny McCormack) - 2020-01-03 18:31 +0000
        Re: for-loop mutates to an endless-loop Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2020-01-04 01:06 +0100
          Re: for-loop mutates to an endless-loop Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2020-01-04 01:38 +0000
            Re: for-loop mutates to an endless-loop Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2020-01-04 08:10 +0100
              Re: for-loop mutates to an endless-loop Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2020-01-04 16:39 +0000
                Re: for-loop mutates to an endless-loop Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2020-01-04 17:41 +0100
                Re: for-loop mutates to an endless-loop Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2020-01-04 17:49 +0100
                Re: for-loop mutates to an endless-loop Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2020-01-04 22:49 +0000
                Re: for-loop mutates to an endless-loop Bonita Montero <Bonita.Montero@gmail.com> - 2020-01-05 03:44 +0100
            Re: for-loop mutates to an endless-loop David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2020-01-04 13:09 +0100
  Re: for-loop mutates to an endless-loop Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2020-01-03 14:28 +0000
    Re: for-loop mutates to an endless-loop jak <nospam@please.ty> - 2020-01-05 00:40 +0100
    Re: for-loop mutates to an endless-loop "Walter H." <Walter.H-Nntp@mathemainzel.info> - 2020-01-06 20:50 +0100
      Re: for-loop mutates to an endless-loop Manfred <noname@add.invalid> - 2020-01-06 21:28 +0100
    Re: for-loop mutates to an endless-loop Manfred <noname@add.invalid> - 2020-01-06 21:02 +0100
    Re: for-loop mutates to an endless-loop Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2020-01-11 10:01 -0800
  Re: for-loop mutates to an endless-loop Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2020-01-04 16:21 -0500
    Re: for-loop mutates to an endless-loop Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2020-01-04 22:17 +0000

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