Re: for(;;) vs. while(1) is a draw

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From: Peter da Silva
Date: Sat, 26 May 1990 20:57

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In article <5904@buengc.BU.EDU> bph@buengc.bu.edu (Blair P. Houghton) writes:
> In article <Z4O3P:2@xds13.ferranti.com> peter@ficc.ferranti.com (Peter da Silva) writes:
> >I don't believe that is an operative statement. The quote you gave means
> >the compiler can legally generate any code it likes for anything, so long
> >as the semantics match the abstract machine.

> When did I say otherwise?

When you said the standard requires the compiler generate identical code
for !while(1)! and !for(;;)!.
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From: peter@ficc.ferranti.com (Peter da Silva)
Newsgroups: comp.std.c
Subject: Re: for(;;) vs. while(1) is a draw
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Date: 26 May 90 20:57:02 GMT
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