On 16 January 2012 21:27, Michel Fortin <michel.for...@michelf.com> wrote:
> In fact, the optimization I'd expect the compiler to do in this case is > just wipe out all the code, as it does nothing other than putting a value > in a local variable which is never reused later. > Yes, my first thought when I saw this test was "why is it generating any code at all?".. But I tried to forget about that :) I am curious though, what is causing that code (on both sides) to not be eliminated? If I write that in C, I'm sure it would generate nothing. Is this a language implementation bug somehow?
