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From: "(see below)" <yaldnif.w@blueyonder.co.uk>
Subject: Re: Problem with optimizations
Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:12:13 +0100
Date: 2009-04-28T20:12:13+01:00	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <C61D139D.115065%yaldnif.w@blueyonder.co.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 49f753b9$0$2861$ba620e4c@news.skynet.be

On 28/04/2009 20:06, in article 49f753b9$0$2861$ba620e4c@news.skynet.be,
"Olivier Scalbert" <olivier.scalbert@algosyn.com> wrote:

> (see below) wrote:
> 
>> 
>> There is no else part for the following if:
>> 
>>             if Is_Solved(Cube) then
>>                 New_Line;
>>                 Put("Solved !"); New_Line;
>> 
>>                 for i in 1..depth-1 loop
>>                     Ada.Integer_Text_IO.Put(Integer(Moves(i)));
>>                 end loop;
>>                 Result := True;
>>             end if;
>> 
>> So the procedure can exit with Result undefined. Since the program is
>> incorrect, varying optimisation, or implementation details, is likely to
>> give varying results. Some may co-incidentally be the results you expect.
>> 
>> P.S. I did not use gdb.
>> 
> 
> You are right !
> 
> So an Ada compiler can compile incorrect programs !
> ;-)

It has no alternative, thanks to Turing.
8-) | 8-(

-- 
Bill
"To explain the unknown by the known is a logical procedure; to explain
the known by the unknown is a form of theological lunacy." David Brooks




  reply	other threads:[~2009-04-28 19:12 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 22+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2009-04-28 17:04 Problem with optimizations Olivier Scalbert
2009-04-28 17:34 ` Albrecht Käfer
2009-04-28 17:54   ` Olivier Scalbert
2009-04-28 18:32     ` Albrecht Käfer
2009-04-28 19:15     ` John B. Matthews
2009-04-28 18:40 ` (see below)
2009-04-28 19:05   ` Albrecht Käfer
2009-04-28 19:15     ` Olivier Scalbert
2009-04-28 19:17       ` Olivier Scalbert
2009-04-28 19:26         ` Gautier
2009-04-28 21:33       ` sjw
2009-04-29 10:36       ` johnscpg
2009-04-29 10:45       ` johnscpg
2009-04-29 13:51       ` johnscpg
2009-04-28 19:06   ` Olivier Scalbert
2009-04-28 19:12     ` (see below) [this message]
2009-04-29  2:35       ` Gene
2009-04-29  3:28         ` (see below)
2009-04-29  7:05           ` Georg Bauhaus
2009-04-28 19:46 ` Gautier
2009-04-28 20:05   ` Olivier Scalbert
2009-04-28 20:21   ` Olivier Scalbert
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