Re: Should C/C++ compilers be smart enough to catch this???

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From: Alex Pavloff
Date: Thu, 03 Apr 2003 21:10

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On 3 Apr 2003 19:32:34 GMT, Fred Ma <fma@doe.carleton.ca> wrote:


>Shouldn't compilers be smart enough to
>not create code that corrupts when it is pretty
>straighforward to realize that (1) there is an
>obvious discrepancy, for which a warning can
>easily be issued, or (2) realize that the return
>type really isnt' being used and compile it in a
>way that doesn't create memory corruption?

-Wall is your friend.

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