Re: What can I do?

Gregor H. wrote:
> On Sun, 03 Jun 2007 00:09:22 +0200, jacob navia
> <jacob@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> 
> 
>>Consider this program:
>>
>>int fn(int a)
>>{
>>
>>        if (a == 6 || a == 7 || a == 4 || a == 67 || a == 78 &&
>>        a == 6 || a == 7 || a == 4 || a == 67 || a == 78 &&
>>        a == 6 || a == 7 || a == 4 || a == 67 || a == 78 &&
>>        a == 6 || a == 7 || a == 4 || a == 67 || a == 78 &&
>>
>>        /* 4955 lines exactly the same as above elided */
>>
>>        a == 6 || a == 7 || a == 4 || a == 67 || a == 78 &&
>>        a == 6 || a == 7 || a == 4 || a == 67 || a == 78 )
>>                return 1;
>>        return 0;
>>}
>>
>>This program makes the lcc compiler crash with stack overflow.
>>The evaluation of this SINGLE statement is recursive, each clause
>>calls recursively the expr3() function in expr.c.
>>
>>What can I do here?
>>
>>Fixing this would have to change drastically the design of the
>>compiler. In the other hand leaving this as is would leave a
>>compiler that can crash in some cir***stances.
>>
>>
> 
> Would be interesting to see how gcc (and some other c compilers)
> deal with this construction (with, say, >10.000 lines). :-)
> 
> 
> G. H.
>