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Subject:    Re: [OFFTOPIC] Re: A bit off-topic ... (fwd)
From:       "Jason A. Pfeil" <pfeil () nu ! cs ! fsu ! edu>
Date:       1999-03-31 23:32:41
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It worked just fine with my g++.

g++ --version returns:  egcs-2.90.29 980515 (egcs-1.0.3 release)

The output was the first statement after the condition, just as expected.

On Wed, 31 Mar 1999, Rivalino Matias Junior wrote:

> 
> On Wed, 31 Mar 1999, J. S. Connell wrote:
> 
> > First, let me say that this message is VASTLY offtopic for the linux-kernel
> > mailing list.  This mailing list is for discussion of the Linux kernel's
> > internals - NOT about basic C programming.
> Sorry.
> 
> > 
> > On Wed, 31 Mar 1999, Rivalino Matias Junior wrote:
> > > The result of x is two. Why ?
> > 
> > My C compiler won't compile that - it claims you're assigning to an invalid
> > lvalue.  
> Okay. Try in C++ compiler (e.g. g++). I'm using g++ in this case.
> 
> >I suspect there's a compiler bug to do with assignments in a
> > ternary operator as the rvalue of an assignment.  
> 
> The expression is correct.
> 
> > Wrapping the two x='s on
> > the right-hand side generates the expected output.
> > 
> No. The expected output is X equal to the result of two other expression 
> (E1,E2), related to condition (y).
>  x= (condition) ? E1 : E2;
> 
> Regards,
> 
> RMJ.
> 
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