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Re: Bug in loop optimize (invalid postinc to preinc transformation)


On Dec 28, 2000, dewar@gnat.com (Robert Dewar) wrote:

> then this is defined only if the resulting pointer remains within the
> same object, or in the csae of arrays it can go just past the end. Overflow
> per se does not arise with pointers because of this stricter rule.

Only if the compiler guarantees that no array will ever be placed
across the wrapping boundary.

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