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From: "G.B." <bauhaus@futureapps.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Integer Overflow Question.
Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2014 13:46:01 +0200
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On 25.08.14 13:21, austin.obyrne769@btinternet.com wrote:
> I have had to put a bound on the maximum integer size output of computations at 2^31  which of course is the maximum positive integer that 32-bit computers can handle.

Would this not be 2^31 - 1?

Also, how does your program respond when translated with -gnato?