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Subject: Re: (OT) Re: Compiler bug

Author: David Rasmussen

Date: 16:02:22 12/08/01

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On December 08, 2001 at 12:35:06, Dave Gomboc wrote:

>On December 08, 2001 at 11:38:45, David Rasmussen wrote:
>
>>On December 08, 2001 at 11:00:25, Jon Dart wrote:
>>
>>>I'm still using MSVC 5.0. I've never gotten my program to build and run reliably
>>>with 6.0, even with the service packs. It is ok if I don't optimize, but the
>>>global optimizer breaks on it.
>>>
>>>--Jon
>>
>>When I experience something like that, I definately continue searching until I
>>now for sure _where_ the compiler chokes. Most of the times, I find it is my
>>program that has a bug. A bug that shows up only in one compiler and only with
>>certain settings. Are you sure you don't have a bug? My chess program is very
>>standard compliant, and is routinely being compiled on many different compilers
>>on many different platforms, and it has no problems with MSVC 6. MSVC 6 is a
>>much better compiler than 5. And 7 (.NET) is much better than MSVC 6.
>>
>>/David
>
>MSVC 7 is better, but it's still a long way from C++.
>

Sure, but what compiler isn't? It's gcc is a long way from C++ too. KAI and
Comeau are almost compliant.

/David



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