[cfe-users] Weird optimization

[Artem Alimarin]

Hi Csaba,

Yes, thanks. nasal demons, indeed. I forgot that the signed integer 
overflow causes undefined behavior unlike unsigned integer overflow, 
which causes wrap around.

The code
     return (long)(0ul - (unsigned long)x) > 0;
does what I want.

I am impressed by clang's ability to use this undefinedness to enable 
optimizations like (-x) > 0 to x < 0, which seems to be valid for all 
valid arguments.

Best regards,
Artem

On 23-2-2015 9:44, Csaba Raduly wrote:
> cast to an unsigned type to negate
> this value to itself
>
>

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