BUG with g++ version 2.7.2.3

[John Hinsley <jhinsley at telinco dot co dot uk>]

BUG with g++ version 2.7.2.3

The code which produced this error is so simple I might as well send it all.

/*integers.cpp
Wite a C++ program to calculate the sums of odd or even integers with a range
specified by the user. The program should prompt firstly for a range of numbers
and secondly for odd or even. It should then print all the numbers in this
range and calculate their total.

eg		Range start		6
		Range end		15
		Odd/even			o

		Number(s) in range	7	9	11	13	15

		Total	55 */

#include<iostream.h>
//include<conio.h> //non ansi compliant DOS patch

void main()
{
int	ping;        //daft names for variables, as I thought the names I'd 
int	pong;			 //originally chosen might confuse the compiler.
char oddeven[1];

ping=0;  //foolish attempt to pre-initialise variables in order to make
pong=0;	  //compiler behave itself!

cout<<"\nWhere do you want the range to start?\n";
cout<<"\nEnter a whole number!\n";
cin>>ping;

cout<<"\nWhere do you want the range to end?\n";
cout<<"\nEnter a whole number!\n";
cin>>pong;

cout<<"\nDo you want the range to be odd or even?\n";
cout<<"\nEnter (o) for odd, or (e) for even!\n";
cin>> oddeven;

cout<<"\nRange start"<<ping<<"\n";
//cout<<endl;
cout<<"Range end"<<pong<<"\n";
//cout<<endl;
cout<<"Odd/Even"<<oddeven; 
cout<<endl;
}

		

I said it was simple! Nothing I do cures the problem which is that the second
variable either (usually) fails to initialise or (if a large number is
entered) comes out as something other than what I've entered. Typical output
is:

  ./integers

Where do you want the range to start?

Enter a whole number!
89

Where do you want the range to end?

Enter a whole number!
234

Do you want the range to be odd or even?

Enter (o) for odd, or (e) for even!
o

Range start89
Range end0
Odd/Eveno


Of course, there's no "real" code in there: I usually try and make sure that
everything else is working before getting down to that! Works fine in Borland
Turbo C++ ;-(  I've tried everything I can think of and think the code (such
as there is) is ANSI compliant.


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