[Bug c/22278] gcc -O2 discards cast to volatile

[gdr at integrable-solutions dot net]

------- Additional Comments From gdr at integrable-solutions dot net  2005-07-02 23:54 -------
Subject: Re:  gcc -O2 discards cast to volatile

"pinskia at gcc dot gnu dot org" <gcc-bugzilla@gcc.gnu.org> writes:

| > For all useful purposes, it helps remembering that GCC is not an
| > academic exercise in C standard reading.
| Ok, then all of your comments about extensions to C++ should be
| > thrown out the window 

No, you just chose to selectively misread statements.  That is
unfortunate, but we have to live with it.

| since I know you are against extensions.

You know nothing about me, so lease stick to GCC.

| If someone is going to program in C or C++, they should know they are 
| going to get into trouble when programming and get something
| different than what they expect and should go read the standard to
| double check if they got it right or the compiler is correct.   

yes, but that is orthogonal to the issue at hand.

-- Gaby


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