optimization/9041: gcc 3.2.1: inconsistent behaviour with/without -O2

[mia at de dot uu dot net]

>Number:         9041
>Category:       optimization
>Synopsis:       gcc 3.2.1: inconsistent behaviour with/without -O2
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    unassigned
>State:          open
>Class:          wrong-code
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Mon Dec 23 04:16:01 PST 2002
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Michael van Acken
>Release:        gcc version 3.2.1
>Organization:
>Environment:
OS: Linux 2.4.19
CPU: Athlon-XP 1800+
>Description:
Output of program should be

  1065353216

but it is

  134518336
  not equal

with -O2 (at least for me).


#include <stdio.h>

int main() {
  float y = 1.0f;
  int i = *(int*)&y;
  printf("%d\n", i);
  
  if (({int x = i; *(float*)&x;}) != 1.0f) {
    printf("not equal\n");
  };
  return 0;
}
>How-To-Repeat:
 ~/local/bin/gcc -Wall -O2 Val5.c && ./a.out
>Fix:
Remove -O2.  Add -march=athlonxp.  Run gcc-2.95 with -O2.
And, most interestingly: Remove the "if" statement before the
return.  All these variants give the expected result.
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
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