Note that (...) does NOT GENERATE CODE ...

[WELTY RICHARD P]

Date:  6-OCT-1986 15:14
From: Rich Welty
Sender: WELTY
Subject: Note that (...) does NOT GENERATE CODE ...
To: info-c at brl@smtp
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In response to John Plocher's comment ...

In point of fact, the expression statement will only be optimized out
if it generates no side effects due to =, +=, ++, etc and only if the
compiler is smart enough to detect that fact.  Otherwise, it will in
fact be executed.
			-- Sorry, Rich
				welty at ge-crd.arpa

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