[PATCH][4.3] Deprecate -ftrapv

[Toon Moene]

FX Coudert wrote:

[ Sorry, I'm way, way behind ]

>> C: integer overflow undefined, checking desirable at least for
>> debugging purposes.
>>
>> I think latest Fortran is same as C, can someone confirm?
> 
> Yes, it is. Overflow undefined and no checking required; I think very 
> few Fortran users actually use (or would use) checking on signed overflow.

In Fortran, integers are used to index arrays.  So if you want integer 
overflow checking, use -fbounds-check :-)

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