[PATCH][4.3] Deprecate -ftrapv
FX Coudert
fxcoudert@gmail.com
Thu Mar 6 17:21:00 GMT 2008
>> In Fortran, integers are used to index arrays. So if you want
>> integer overflow checking, use -fbounds-check :-)
>
> I know there is a smiley here, but it seems to me that range checking
> is quite different from overflow checking.
I think what Toon was alluding to is that "real" Fortran programmers
don't use integers except for array subscripts. Real life is floating-
point based!
FX
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