Heroic constant folding (was micro-optimizing

[Checkpoint Technologies]

In article <992 at caslon.cs.arizona.edu> dave at cs.arizona.edu (Dave P. Schaumann) writes:
>In article <1991Mar2.010049.21044 at grebyn.com> ckp at grebyn.com (Checkpoint Technologies) writes:
>|int fib_array[1024] = {1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, /* you get the idea */
>
>Do you have any idea what the value of fib_array[1024] is??!!!!!
>You're asking more than just "a LOT" from the compiler...
>
>A quick calculation reveals fib_array[1024] is approximately 2.7 E 213.
>You'd need a seriously capacious int type to hold that...

oops (red face)

You do have a good point there. Make that fib_array[16].

(.. and I won't even mention that fib_array[1024] is one beyond the
end...)

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