effect of free()

[Norman Diamond]

In article <254 at bbxeng.UUCP> scott at bbxeng.UUCP (Scott-Engineering) writes:

>5)  However, a C compiler that attempts to load a segment register (or
>    overly sensitive address register) in order to simply *compare*
>    addresses is brain damaged.

Even if the code subsequently USES the pointer when it's non-null?
Try:  a C compiler that attempts to load a segment register (or
overly sensitive address register) in order to simply *compare*
addresses has taken the first trivial step towards having an optimizer.

>6)  Therefore, we all agree to avoid those compilers thus driving the
>    vendors out of business and we have nothing to worry about.

If you wish to personally boycott all compilers that do optimization,
feel free.

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